Channing Tatum Says ‘I Bawled My Eyes Out’ During ‘Josephine’ Sundance Premiere: ‘It Has Made Me Look at the Way I Parent’ My Daughter and ‘How I’m Communicating’

Beth de Araújo’s “Josephine” became the first Sundance sensation of 2026 after its world premiere, which brought star Channing Tatum to tears “five, six, seven” times during the screening and ended with the audience at the Eccles Theater on their feet, giving the cast and crew a rousing standing ovation.

The day after the film’s premiere, Tatum joined Araújo and co-stars Gemma Chan and Mason Reeves at the Variety Studio presented by Audible and reflected on his emotional response to watching “Josephine” for the first time.

“One of the scenes that got me, and I wasn’t there for the filming it, is when Josephine is looking through the window and drawing things,” Tatum said. “I bawled my eyes out. It was such a beautiful scene. That was unexpected. There are so many moments in this movie where you think about your own child and your own childhood.”

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