For her sophomore film, de Araújo remains compelled to tell unnerving stories that are ripped from real-life events. In the case of “Josephine,” that also means real-life events that actually happened to the filmmaker when she was a child. Per the film‘s official synopsis, it “follows the psychological fallout after eight-year-old Josephine (Mason Reeves) witnesses a crime in Golden Gate Park. The real find, however, is newbie Reeves, who offers a nuanced and heartbreaking performance as the titular character. And that’s the root of the film’s power: how do we talk about things that we should not have words for?”