Josh Safdie

Josh Safdie

Nacimiento : 1984-04-03, New York City, New York, USA

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Joshua "Josh" Safdie (born April 3, 1984 in New York City) is an American director and screenwriter, best known for the New York-set thrillers Good Time (2017) and Uncut Gems (2019). Together with his brother and frequent collaborator Benny Safdie, they are of Syrian-Jewish ancestry and grew up between their European father in Queens and their New Yorker mother in Manhattan. The brothers began making movies when they were kids, inspired by their film-enthusiastic father who translated his love of cinema to Josh and his brother by constantly filming them.

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In a near-future Boston, an amateur stand up comedian with memory problems struggles to maintain his sobriety as he falls for his transgender best friend. After she rejects his affection, he hears of a company that can give him another chance with her. Introducing NuYou: a business that creates human clones for the modern day consumer.
Thank You Very Much
Executive Producer
In his short, enigmatic life, Andy Kaufman entertained and transfixed audiences while simultaneously driving them away. His work dissolved the boundaries separating reality from fiction, and his commitment to performance, both on stage and off, rendered any distinctions between his characters and his real life useless. Was he a comic, an affable sit-com star, a washed-up lounge singer, a bus boy, a professional wrestler, a hoaxer, a provocateur or a pest? Nearly 40 years after his supposed death, one question still puzzles fans and haters alike: “was that for real?” Thank You Very Much is the definitive documentary look at how a shy, oddball kid from Long Island, New York, became the most polarizing performance artist of the 20th century.
Funny Pages
Producer
A teenage cartoonist rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided quest for soul.
The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM
Arthur Fleminger (voice)
Live performance broadcast of The Weeknd's album Dawn FM.
Pigface
Executive Producer
Short film written and directed by John Paul Lopez
Money on the Street: The Making of Uncut Gems
Himself
A behind the scenes look at Uncut Gems (2019) by the Safdie Brothers with interviews from the cast and more.
Question & Answer
Editor
The Safdie brothers go undercover to record an interview with Adam Sandler, the star of their film UNCUT GEMS.
Question & Answer
Writer
The Safdie brothers go undercover to record an interview with Adam Sandler, the star of their film UNCUT GEMS.
Question & Answer
Self
The Safdie brothers go undercover to record an interview with Adam Sandler, the star of their film UNCUT GEMS.
Question & Answer
Director
The Safdie brothers go undercover to record an interview with Adam Sandler, the star of their film UNCUT GEMS.
Goldman v Silverman
Camera Operator
Rod Goldman and Al Silverman are street performers who work the tourist scene of Times Square. Goldman gets no respect and Silverman is the first one to make sure of that.
Goldman v Silverman
Director
Rod Goldman and Al Silverman are street performers who work the tourist scene of Times Square. Goldman gets no respect and Silverman is the first one to make sure of that.
Behind the Soundtrack: 'Uncut Gems' with Daniel Lopatin
Self
Alongside filmmaker Josh Safdie, composer Daniel Lopatin sat down with us to detail the creative discoveries behind his synth packed score for Uncut Gems. In this exclusive documentary, Lopatin highlights the soundtrack's extensive use of Moog One and how he used the instrument to craft the film's most dramatic moments.
Diamantes en bruto
Writer
Howard Ratner es el propietario de una joyería ubicada en el barrio de los diamantes de la ciudad de Nueva York que vende en exclusiva a ricos y famosos. Un día se produce un importante robo que le obliga a tener que afrontar una deuda económica que no está preparado para pagar.
Diamantes en bruto
Director
Howard Ratner es el propietario de una joyería ubicada en el barrio de los diamantes de la ciudad de Nueva York que vende en exclusiva a ricos y famosos. Un día se produce un importante robo que le obliga a tener que afrontar una deuda económica que no está preparado para pagar.
Ezer Kenegdo
Levi
Frictions develop when Yisroel "Izzy" Jonigkeyt, a Chassidic Jew from Crown Heights, travels to San Francisco to visit Polish-born Catholic friend Marek Wisniewski with the intent of discovering why a Bay Area art-world iconoclast named Harry Kierk seeks to destroy a lifetime's worth of his own work. As the visit progresses, Izzy and Marek discover for the first time that complex historical baggage impinges on their curious friendship and, soon, they begin to understand why Kierk is driven towards destruction. Continued encounters with Marek's vaguely anti-Semitic cousin Irek (who is their only gateway to contact Kierk) only compound these tensions.
Meet the Filmmakers: Josh and Benny Safdie
Himself
Get to know the siblings whose films have captured the skittering pulse of New York’s city streets. An original documentary featuring footage from the making of their new thriller, Good Time, along with several of the brothers’ early features and shorts.
The Pure and the Damned
Director
Oneohtrix Point Never’s ‘The Pure and the Damned’ music video from the soundtrack of Good Time (2017) featuring Iggy Pop.
The Pure and the Damned
Self
Behind the scenes and the making of Good Time (2017).
Good Time
Screenplay
Después de que el robo chapucero de un banco acabe con su hermano pequeño en prisión, Constantine Nikas se embarca en una odisea a través del mundo subterráneo de la ciudad en un intento, tan desesperado como peligroso, por conseguir el dinero de la fianza para poder sacar a su hermano de la cárcel.
Good Time
Director
Después de que el robo chapucero de un banco acabe con su hermano pequeño en prisión, Constantine Nikas se embarca en una odisea a través del mundo subterráneo de la ciudad en un intento, tan desesperado como peligroso, por conseguir el dinero de la fianza para poder sacar a su hermano de la cárcel.
My Art
Tom
A 65-year-old single artist living in New York City has a good life: a stable teaching job, successful friends, and a loyal, aging dog named Bing. As her dream of a respectable place in the art world becomes more elusive, her frustration with her lack of recognition feels alarmingly urgent.
Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident
Director
Betting, boxing, and boozing: this is the weird, true story of the time Norman Mailer confronted James Toback to argue about the difference between bourbon and scotch, setting off a years-long rivalry that climaxed in a stare-down during a tense Jets vs. Browns game and a couple well-placed stomach punches. In this short, Toback recounts the tale of his of his encounters with one of America's all-time great writers.
Ese sentimiento del verano
Thomas
A mitad de verano, Sasha, treintañera, muere repentinamente. Aunque apenas se conocen, su novio Lawrence y su hermana Zoé se acercan el uno al otro. Comparten como pueden la pena y el peso de su ausencia, entre Berlín, París y Nueva York. Tres veranos, tres ciudades y el tiempo de regreso a la luz, impulsados por el recuerdo de aquella a la que han amado. (FILMAFFINITY)
Heaven Knows What
Casting
De las calles de Nueva York fue de donde los hermanos Safdie sacaron, literalmente, a Arielle Holmes, una heroinómana sin techo de 19 años que protagoniza esta ficción basada en sus propios diarios (en el film se hace llamar Harley). El frenesí de su día a día –ciclo imparable de apaños: conseguir dónde dormir, qué comer y cómo obtener el chute de rigor– entrecruzado con la obsesiva relación de Harley con el indiferente y también yonqui Ilya (Caleb Landry Jones).
Heaven Knows What
Screenplay
De las calles de Nueva York fue de donde los hermanos Safdie sacaron, literalmente, a Arielle Holmes, una heroinómana sin techo de 19 años que protagoniza esta ficción basada en sus propios diarios (en el film se hace llamar Harley). El frenesí de su día a día –ciclo imparable de apaños: conseguir dónde dormir, qué comer y cómo obtener el chute de rigor– entrecruzado con la obsesiva relación de Harley con el indiferente y también yonqui Ilya (Caleb Landry Jones).
Heaven Knows What
Director
De las calles de Nueva York fue de donde los hermanos Safdie sacaron, literalmente, a Arielle Holmes, una heroinómana sin techo de 19 años que protagoniza esta ficción basada en sus propios diarios (en el film se hace llamar Harley). El frenesí de su día a día –ciclo imparable de apaños: conseguir dónde dormir, qué comer y cómo obtener el chute de rigor– entrecruzado con la obsesiva relación de Harley con el indiferente y también yonqui Ilya (Caleb Landry Jones).
A Hot Two Weeks: The Making of Heaven Knows What
The story behind the acclaimed film, "Heaven Knows What," directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, and inspired by the life of Arielle Holmes. "This behind the scenes look at the film features revealing interviews with Arielle, the Safdies and most heartbreaking footage of the real Ilya on set during the shoot. This is a must watch." - Ion Cinema
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
Fighter
La historia de un joven autista llamado Ricky que, después de un día particularmente difícil en la escuela, se escapa en el metro. Es aquí donde comienza su viaje real, mientras que, por encima del suelo, su madre busca le desesperadamente.
Lenny Cooke
Cinematography
In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach.
Lenny Cooke
Director
In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach.
Hellaware
Aspiring but less than ambitious photographer Nate clumsily navigates the New York City art world in a post-grad haze, waiting for his breakthrough project to fall into his lap. During a drug-fueled wormhole through the annals of YouTube, Nate discovers his next subjects when an arbitrary click lands him on a crude music video by the Young Torture Killaz—an Insane Clown Posse knock-off group of jaded Delaware teens with a lot to scream about—and the inspiration (and exploitation) flows
Hellaware
Gallery Patron
Aspiring but less than ambitious photographer Nate clumsily navigates the New York City art world in a post-grad haze, waiting for his breakthrough project to fall into his lap. During a drug-fueled wormhole through the annals of YouTube, Nate discovers his next subjects when an arbitrary click lands him on a crude music video by the Young Torture Killaz—an Insane Clown Posse knock-off group of jaded Delaware teens with a lot to scream about—and the inspiration (and exploitation) flows
Lydia Hoffman Lydia Hoffman
A young woman invites a vagabond to stay the night at her house but her feelings of insecurity threaten to overshadow the visit.
Heartland
Producer
A horror film inspired by cults and Los Angeles in the late 1970s.
Heartland
Director
A horror film inspired by cults and Los Angeles in the late 1970s.
Everybody Street
Camera Operator
Este documental rinde tributo a la icónica ciudad de Nueva York y a los grandes fotógrafos callejeros que han captado la actividad cotidiana de esta vibrante metrópolis. Incluye la obra y testimonios de Bruce Davidson, Elliott Erwitt, Jill Freedman, Bruce Gilden, Joel Meyerowitz, Rebecca Lepkoff, Mary Ellen Mark, Jeff Mermelstein, Clayton Patterson, Ricky Powell, Jamel Shabazz, Martha Cooper y Boogie, además de la de los de los expertos en fotografía e historiadores Max Kozloff y Luc Sante.
Trophy Hunter
Editor
Trophy Hunter, a short, fake documentary about illegal wildlife trade that Josh and Benny made for the Turtle Conservancy in 2012. It features the late great New York icon Glenn O’Brien visiting an eccentric Chinese collector.
Trophy Hunter
Cinematography
Trophy Hunter, a short, fake documentary about illegal wildlife trade that Josh and Benny made for the Turtle Conservancy in 2012. It features the late great New York icon Glenn O’Brien visiting an eccentric Chinese collector.
Trophy Hunter
Writer
Trophy Hunter, a short, fake documentary about illegal wildlife trade that Josh and Benny made for the Turtle Conservancy in 2012. It features the late great New York icon Glenn O’Brien visiting an eccentric Chinese collector.
Trophy Hunter
Director
Trophy Hunter, a short, fake documentary about illegal wildlife trade that Josh and Benny made for the Turtle Conservancy in 2012. It features the late great New York icon Glenn O’Brien visiting an eccentric Chinese collector.
The Black Balloon
Casting Director
While trying to move 40 kids six New York City blocks all by himself, a stressed man accidentally loses a bouquet of a hundred balloons. In that bouquet, a lone black balloon scurries free from the rest. It dies and comes back to life, returning to the city, cruising for a companion. On its beat, it learns that humans are complicated creatures with extreme highs and lows, but full of life nonetheless. A film intended to be for children that turned into a sci-fi urban fable, this is the story of The Black Balloon.
The Black Balloon
Writer
While trying to move 40 kids six New York City blocks all by himself, a stressed man accidentally loses a bouquet of a hundred balloons. In that bouquet, a lone black balloon scurries free from the rest. It dies and comes back to life, returning to the city, cruising for a companion. On its beat, it learns that humans are complicated creatures with extreme highs and lows, but full of life nonetheless. A film intended to be for children that turned into a sci-fi urban fable, this is the story of The Black Balloon.
The Black Balloon
Director
While trying to move 40 kids six New York City blocks all by himself, a stressed man accidentally loses a bouquet of a hundred balloons. In that bouquet, a lone black balloon scurries free from the rest. It dies and comes back to life, returning to the city, cruising for a companion. On its beat, it learns that humans are complicated creatures with extreme highs and lows, but full of life nonetheless. A film intended to be for children that turned into a sci-fi urban fable, this is the story of The Black Balloon.
Solid Gold
Director of Photography
SOLID GOLD is an experiment in street performance and how to be seen. It's about a Golden Man in the streets and subways of New York, who tries and that's all that matters.
Lose Her Island
Director
Jacques Cousteau's investigation on fighting sea elephants and the losers who roam an island.
Solid Gold
Director
SOLID GOLD is an experiment in street performance and how to be seen. It's about a Golden Man in the streets and subways of New York, who tries and that's all that matters.
Second Stop from Jupiter: The Making of Daddy Longlegs
Himself
A documentary chronicling the production of Daddy Longlegs.
Straight Hustle
Writer
Hustle, hustle, hustle... hard. These two got a cold hustle going on in downtown Seattle. Commissioned and produced by the Northwest Film Forum for their One-Shot program.
Straight Hustle
Director
Hustle, hustle, hustle... hard. These two got a cold hustle going on in downtown Seattle. Commissioned and produced by the Northwest Film Forum for their One-Shot program.
Buttons
Editor
Josh & Benny Safdie, Alex Kalman, and Factory 25 present this feature-length program of found moments from the everyday—films that showcase the wonder, beauty, sadness, love, aggression and magic that goes unnoticed on the hectic streets of NYC and elsewhere.
Buttons
Cinematography
Josh & Benny Safdie, Alex Kalman, and Factory 25 present this feature-length program of found moments from the everyday—films that showcase the wonder, beauty, sadness, love, aggression and magic that goes unnoticed on the hectic streets of NYC and elsewhere.
Buttons
Director
Josh & Benny Safdie, Alex Kalman, and Factory 25 present this feature-length program of found moments from the everyday—films that showcase the wonder, beauty, sadness, love, aggression and magic that goes unnoticed on the hectic streets of NYC and elsewhere.
John's Gone
Producer
John's Gone is a fever dream comedy about John's World soon after his mother passes away. He sells things online, cheats off dollar stores, needs friends but settles for strangers, has roaches, and is prematurely thrust into the cruel wasteland that is the world around him. He is surrounded by people who don't speak his language, junk he piles up in his apartment filled with cultural beacons he ignores with idea of a potential sale. He is punch drunk (not with love) but something far more strange and lost. One can only say John's Gone. Written by Josh and Benny Safdie
John's Gone
Editor
John's Gone is a fever dream comedy about John's World soon after his mother passes away. He sells things online, cheats off dollar stores, needs friends but settles for strangers, has roaches, and is prematurely thrust into the cruel wasteland that is the world around him. He is surrounded by people who don't speak his language, junk he piles up in his apartment filled with cultural beacons he ignores with idea of a potential sale. He is punch drunk (not with love) but something far more strange and lost. One can only say John's Gone. Written by Josh and Benny Safdie
John's Gone
Cinematography
John's Gone is a fever dream comedy about John's World soon after his mother passes away. He sells things online, cheats off dollar stores, needs friends but settles for strangers, has roaches, and is prematurely thrust into the cruel wasteland that is the world around him. He is surrounded by people who don't speak his language, junk he piles up in his apartment filled with cultural beacons he ignores with idea of a potential sale. He is punch drunk (not with love) but something far more strange and lost. One can only say John's Gone. Written by Josh and Benny Safdie
John's Gone
Writer
John's Gone is a fever dream comedy about John's World soon after his mother passes away. He sells things online, cheats off dollar stores, needs friends but settles for strangers, has roaches, and is prematurely thrust into the cruel wasteland that is the world around him. He is surrounded by people who don't speak his language, junk he piles up in his apartment filled with cultural beacons he ignores with idea of a potential sale. He is punch drunk (not with love) but something far more strange and lost. One can only say John's Gone. Written by Josh and Benny Safdie
John's Gone
Director
John's Gone is a fever dream comedy about John's World soon after his mother passes away. He sells things online, cheats off dollar stores, needs friends but settles for strangers, has roaches, and is prematurely thrust into the cruel wasteland that is the world around him. He is surrounded by people who don't speak his language, junk he piles up in his apartment filled with cultural beacons he ignores with idea of a potential sale. He is punch drunk (not with love) but something far more strange and lost. One can only say John's Gone. Written by Josh and Benny Safdie
Destino: Woodstock
Documentary Cameraman
Versión libre del nacimiento del festival más famoso de la historia. Fue Elliot Tiber quien hizo posible que, en 1969, el Festival de Música y Arte de Woodstock se convirtiera en un acontecimiento histórico. Elliot, un decorador neoyorquino, tiene que volver a su pueblo para ayudar a sus padres a llevar un viejo motel, El Mónaco. Cuando se entera de que en un pueblo vecino han suspendido un festival de música hippy, llama a los organizadores pensando que puede ser una ocasión propicia para revitalizar el motel. Tres semanas después, medio millón de personas se dirigen hacia una granja de White Lake para participar en "los tres días de paz y música".
Daddy Longlegs
Chris
Lenny tiene 34 años, es proyeccionista en un cine y tiene la custodia de sus dos hijos únicamente dos semanas al año. A pesar de ser un padre rabiosamente divertido para un niño, constituye un manual viviente de todo lo que un progenitor nunca debería hacer. 'Go get some Rosemary' le sigue durante estas dos semanas, en las que incurre en una larga serie de irresponsabilidades en absoluto malintencionadas, pero que terminan siendo desconcertantes incluso para un par de niños a los que les encanta el juego y el caos. Pero dos semanas son muy poco tiempo, y entre pesadillas que incluyen mosquitos gigantes, tomará una peligrosa decisión.
Daddy Longlegs
Editor
Lenny tiene 34 años, es proyeccionista en un cine y tiene la custodia de sus dos hijos únicamente dos semanas al año. A pesar de ser un padre rabiosamente divertido para un niño, constituye un manual viviente de todo lo que un progenitor nunca debería hacer. 'Go get some Rosemary' le sigue durante estas dos semanas, en las que incurre en una larga serie de irresponsabilidades en absoluto malintencionadas, pero que terminan siendo desconcertantes incluso para un par de niños a los que les encanta el juego y el caos. Pero dos semanas son muy poco tiempo, y entre pesadillas que incluyen mosquitos gigantes, tomará una peligrosa decisión.
Daddy Longlegs
Co-Producer
Lenny tiene 34 años, es proyeccionista en un cine y tiene la custodia de sus dos hijos únicamente dos semanas al año. A pesar de ser un padre rabiosamente divertido para un niño, constituye un manual viviente de todo lo que un progenitor nunca debería hacer. 'Go get some Rosemary' le sigue durante estas dos semanas, en las que incurre en una larga serie de irresponsabilidades en absoluto malintencionadas, pero que terminan siendo desconcertantes incluso para un par de niños a los que les encanta el juego y el caos. Pero dos semanas son muy poco tiempo, y entre pesadillas que incluyen mosquitos gigantes, tomará una peligrosa decisión.
Daddy Longlegs
Director of Photography
Lenny tiene 34 años, es proyeccionista en un cine y tiene la custodia de sus dos hijos únicamente dos semanas al año. A pesar de ser un padre rabiosamente divertido para un niño, constituye un manual viviente de todo lo que un progenitor nunca debería hacer. 'Go get some Rosemary' le sigue durante estas dos semanas, en las que incurre en una larga serie de irresponsabilidades en absoluto malintencionadas, pero que terminan siendo desconcertantes incluso para un par de niños a los que les encanta el juego y el caos. Pero dos semanas son muy poco tiempo, y entre pesadillas que incluyen mosquitos gigantes, tomará una peligrosa decisión.
Daddy Longlegs
Director
Lenny tiene 34 años, es proyeccionista en un cine y tiene la custodia de sus dos hijos únicamente dos semanas al año. A pesar de ser un padre rabiosamente divertido para un niño, constituye un manual viviente de todo lo que un progenitor nunca debería hacer. 'Go get some Rosemary' le sigue durante estas dos semanas, en las que incurre en una larga serie de irresponsabilidades en absoluto malintencionadas, pero que terminan siendo desconcertantes incluso para un par de niños a los que les encanta el juego y el caos. Pero dos semanas son muy poco tiempo, y entre pesadillas que incluyen mosquitos gigantes, tomará una peligrosa decisión.
Daddy Longlegs
Writer
Lenny tiene 34 años, es proyeccionista en un cine y tiene la custodia de sus dos hijos únicamente dos semanas al año. A pesar de ser un padre rabiosamente divertido para un niño, constituye un manual viviente de todo lo que un progenitor nunca debería hacer. 'Go get some Rosemary' le sigue durante estas dos semanas, en las que incurre en una larga serie de irresponsabilidades en absoluto malintencionadas, pero que terminan siendo desconcertantes incluso para un par de niños a los que les encanta el juego y el caos. Pero dos semanas son muy poco tiempo, y entre pesadillas que incluyen mosquitos gigantes, tomará una peligrosa decisión.
Creative Nonfiction
Assistant Camera
College student Ella is completely focused on her ambiguously romantic relationship with her dorm-mate, Chris. She is so consumed by trying to understand his behavior that she's neglecting the screenplay she is supposed to write in order to graduate. When she does sit down to work on the script, her increasingly awkward social life bleeds onto the page and her work begins to express her true feelings about her own situation.
Everything Melts
Director
A film by Josh Safdie.
The Pleasure of Being Robbed
Producer
A lost and troubled Eleonore looks for something everywhere, even in the bags of strangers.
The Pleasure of Being Robbed
Cinematography
A lost and troubled Eleonore looks for something everywhere, even in the bags of strangers.
The Pleasure of Being Robbed
Editor
A lost and troubled Eleonore looks for something everywhere, even in the bags of strangers.
The Pleasure of Being Robbed
Idea
A lost and troubled Eleonore looks for something everywhere, even in the bags of strangers.
The Pleasure of Being Robbed
Writer
A lost and troubled Eleonore looks for something everywhere, even in the bags of strangers.
The Pleasure of Being Robbed
Josh
A lost and troubled Eleonore looks for something everywhere, even in the bags of strangers.
The Pleasure of Being Robbed
Director
A lost and troubled Eleonore looks for something everywhere, even in the bags of strangers.
There's Nothing You Can Do.
Director
The Safdie brothers repurpose reality television’s vocabulary of confrontation and cramped cinematography for a miniature study of urban maladies.
Yeast
Cinematography
A maddeningly oblivious, tyrannical and emotionally stunted young woman tries her best to negotiate two toxic friendships.
Yeast
Camera Operator
A maddeningly oblivious, tyrannical and emotionally stunted young woman tries her best to negotiate two toxic friendships.
Yeast
Riverguy 1
A maddeningly oblivious, tyrannical and emotionally stunted young woman tries her best to negotiate two toxic friendships.
Puberty: The Movie
Art Direction
Ernie Goldberg goes on an adventure days before his Bar Mitzvah.
Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This?
Director
A lawyer and his secretary deal with their multiple clients.
The Back of Her Head
Producer
Josh Safdie made this assured comedy in and around his apartment building when he was still a film student at Boston University. The dioramic setup plays like a vertical REAR WINDOW: a shy daydreamer (played by Safdie) lives above an older Hindi man who lives above a reckless Brit who lives above a girl stuck in a bad relationship. The boy two floors up can only see the back of the girl’s head but that’s enough for a crush to develop. Safdie makes the most out of the single location, deploying dynamic camera angles, wry slapstick and even a couple of crane shots for a whimsical picture of city living.
The Back of Her Head
Writer
Josh Safdie made this assured comedy in and around his apartment building when he was still a film student at Boston University. The dioramic setup plays like a vertical REAR WINDOW: a shy daydreamer (played by Safdie) lives above an older Hindi man who lives above a reckless Brit who lives above a girl stuck in a bad relationship. The boy two floors up can only see the back of the girl’s head but that’s enough for a crush to develop. Safdie makes the most out of the single location, deploying dynamic camera angles, wry slapstick and even a couple of crane shots for a whimsical picture of city living.
The Back of Her Head
Director
Josh Safdie made this assured comedy in and around his apartment building when he was still a film student at Boston University. The dioramic setup plays like a vertical REAR WINDOW: a shy daydreamer (played by Safdie) lives above an older Hindi man who lives above a reckless Brit who lives above a girl stuck in a bad relationship. The boy two floors up can only see the back of the girl’s head but that’s enough for a crush to develop. Safdie makes the most out of the single location, deploying dynamic camera angles, wry slapstick and even a couple of crane shots for a whimsical picture of city living.
The Back of Her Head
Him
Josh Safdie made this assured comedy in and around his apartment building when he was still a film student at Boston University. The dioramic setup plays like a vertical REAR WINDOW: a shy daydreamer (played by Safdie) lives above an older Hindi man who lives above a reckless Brit who lives above a girl stuck in a bad relationship. The boy two floors up can only see the back of the girl’s head but that’s enough for a crush to develop. Safdie makes the most out of the single location, deploying dynamic camera angles, wry slapstick and even a couple of crane shots for a whimsical picture of city living.
John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island
Cinematography
John embarks on a trip to Coney Island for a day of fun and happiness. Things don't quite work out as planned.
John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island
Director
John embarks on a trip to Coney Island for a day of fun and happiness. Things don't quite work out as planned.
We're Going to the Zoo
This is a story about a real life brother and sister and their journey to the zoo. On their way, they accidentally pick up a hitchhiker.
We're Going to the Zoo
Producer
This is a story about a real life brother and sister and their journey to the zoo. On their way, they accidentally pick up a hitchhiker.
We're Going to the Zoo
Writer
This is a story about a real life brother and sister and their journey to the zoo. On their way, they accidentally pick up a hitchhiker.
We're Going to the Zoo
Director
This is a story about a real life brother and sister and their journey to the zoo. On their way, they accidentally pick up a hitchhiker.
I Think I'm Missing Parts
Writer
A woman's car breaks down at a house in the woods. She looks out the window to see a variety of bizarre activities.
Life With Zach Mulden
Director
A short film by Josh & Benny Safdie.
The Ralph Handel Story
Benny Safdie’s deadpan spoof of stand-up comedy and staged cinéma verité verges on performance art. His Ralph Handel is a humorless white-collar worker who unaccountably spends his nights working the open mic circuit. Safdie bravely committed himself to actual nightclubs for several of these abysmal routines, lending a curious note of authenticity to the counterfeit documentary.
I Think I'm Missing Parts
Director
A woman's car breaks down at a house in the woods. She looks out the window to see a variety of bizarre activities.
The Ralph Handel Story
Director
Benny Safdie’s deadpan spoof of stand-up comedy and staged cinéma verité verges on performance art. His Ralph Handel is a humorless white-collar worker who unaccountably spends his nights working the open mic circuit. Safdie bravely committed himself to actual nightclubs for several of these abysmal routines, lending a curious note of authenticity to the counterfeit documentary.
The Adventures of Slater’s Friend
Director
This is a Film about Slater's Friend. A camera crew follows a man by the name of Philbert Powell around on his journey from the supermarket to his job as a video store clerk. Philbert encounters adventures with many people all who happen to be named Slater. The question becomes who is his Friend. The viewer is taken along through the morning of Philbert Powell.
If You See Something, Say Something
Editor
A short film by JoshSafdie.
If You See Something, Say Something
Cinematography
A short film by JoshSafdie.
If You See Something, Say Something
Writer
A short film by JoshSafdie.
Mark Goes to a Party
Director
A film by Josh & Ben Safdie.
Mark Goes to a Party
A film by Josh & Ben Safdie.
If You See Something, Say Something
Director
A short film by JoshSafdie.
My Neighbor Still Says It's Ok
Director
A short film by Josh & Benny Safdie.
Have You Seen My Car?
Editor
A girl magically looses her car in a crazy neighborhood.
Have You Seen My Car?
Director
A girl magically looses her car in a crazy neighborhood.
Alberto Lives in a Bathroom
Screenplay
A man lives in a bathtub. He goes out for the day, then returns.
Alberto Lives in a Bathroom
Director
A man lives in a bathtub. He goes out for the day, then returns.
Lethargy
Director
A post-modern dark-comedy about a lazy teenage male who struggles to find his element. He is helped along the way by an animal therapist and a store clerk.
Lethargy
Writer
A post-modern dark-comedy about a lazy teenage male who struggles to find his element. He is helped along the way by an animal therapist and a store clerk.
Untitled Safdie Brothers / Adam Sandler Project
Director
An upcoming film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, starring Adam Sandler and set during the 90s, centers around the world of baseball card collecting.
Into the Woods with Mark
Cinematography
A film by Ben Safdie.
A Love Nose
Director
A short film by Josh Safdie.
Gone Tomorrow
Director
A short film by Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, & Alex Kalman.
Gone Tomorrow
A short film by Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, & Alex Kalman.