'Josephine' Director Beth de AraÃºjo on the Importance of More Accountability for Sexual Abuse Perpetrators: 'The Shame Needs to Be on Them'

'Josephine' Director Beth de AraÃºjo on the Importance of More Accountability for Sexual Abuse Perpetrators: 'The Shame Needs to Be on Them' by Elsa Keslassy

Beth de AraÃºjo, who won two prizes at Sundance with "Josephine" and is presenting the film at the Berlinale on Friday, said her heart-wrenching drama highlights how the lack of accountability for sexual abuse perpetrators "creates more silence" from victims and survivors. Echoing her tearful speech at Sundance where she received both the grand jury […]

SOURCE: Variety at 09:44AM on February 20, 2026

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