Biography
Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie – brothers, independent New York filmmakers, and actors – grew up in Queens and Manhattan. Inspired and encouraged by their father, a film enthusiast, they began making films in their early days. The pair studied communications at Boston University, cofounding the Red Bucket Films creative collective with Alex Kalman while there.
They have cooperated on a variety of film work, including the features Daddy Longlegs (alternate title Go Get Some Rosemary, 2008), Heaven Knows What (2014), and Good Time (2017), the feature-length documentary Lenny Cooke (2013), and a variety of shorts, such as The Adventures of Slater's Friend (2005), The Black Balloon (2012), and Trophy Hunter (2012).
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Actor
| Movies | |
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| 2023 |
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret |
Oppenheimer |
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| 2022 |
Stars at Noon |
| 2021 |
Licorice Pizza |
| 2020 |
Pieces of a Woman |
| 2017 |
Good Time |
| 2008 |
Yeast |
| Series | ||
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| 2024 |
The Curse |
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Green Queen (E10) |
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Young Hearts (E09) |
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| 2023 |
The Curse |
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Down and Dirty (E08) |
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Self-Exclusion (E07) |
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The Fire Burns On (E06) |
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| more episodes (5) | ||
| 2022 |
Obi-Wan Kenobi |
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Part I (E01) |
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| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Adam Sandler: Funny Guy (TV movie) - a.f. |
| Music videos | |
|---|---|
| 2017 |
Oneohtrix Point Never: The Pure and the Damned |
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
The Smashing Machine |
| 2019 |
Uncut Gems |
| 2017 |
Good Time |
| 2014 |
Heaven Knows What |
| 2009 |
Daddy Longlegs |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2013 |
Lenny Cooke |
| 2011 |
Buttons |
Straight Hustle |
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| Music videos | |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Oneohtrix Point Never: Lost But Never Alone |
| 2017 |
JAY-Z: Marcy Me |
Oneohtrix Point Never: The Pure and the Damned |
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Editor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Uncut Gems |
| 2017 |
Good Time |
| 2014 |
Heaven Knows What |
| 2009 |
Daddy Longlegs |
| 2008 |
The Pleasure of Being Robbed |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2013 |
Lenny Cooke |
| 2011 |
Buttons |
| Music videos | |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Oneohtrix Point Never: Lost But Never Alone |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
The Smashing Machine |
| 2019 |
Uncut Gems |
| 2009 |
Daddy Longlegs |
| Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
The Curse |
|
Green Queen (E10) |
||
Young Hearts (E09) |
||
| 2023 |
The Curse |
|
Down and Dirty (E08) |
||
Self-Exclusion (E07) |
||
The Fire Burns On (E06) |
||
| more episodes (4) | ||
| Music videos | |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Oneohtrix Point Never: Lost But Never Alone |
Creator
| Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
The Curse |
|
Green Queen (E10) |
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Young Hearts (E09) |
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| 2023 |
The Curse |
|
Down and Dirty (E08) |
||
Self-Exclusion (E07) |
||
The Fire Burns On (E06) |
||
| more episodes (5) | ||
Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Funny Pages |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2010 |
John's Gone |
| 2008 |
The Acquaintances of a Lonely John |
Guest
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Front Row Flynn |
Hollywood Insider |
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| 2015 |
Tea at the Beatrice with Glenn O'Brien |
| 1979 |
CBS News Sunday Morning |
Cinematographer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2011 |
Buttons |
Fans
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