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Josh and Benny Safdie
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Josh (left) and Benny being interviewed at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival
Born
Joshua Safdie
(1984-04-03) April 3, 1984 (age 39)
Benjamin Safdie
(1986-02-24) February 24, 1986 (age 37)

New York City, U.S.
Alma mater Boston University
Occupations
  • Filmmakers
  • directors
  • editors
  • actors
Years active2007–present
Spouse
Benny: Ava Safdie
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(m. 2013)​
ChildrenBenny: 2
Relatives
Awards Full list
Website elara.world

Joshua Safdie [1] (born April 3, 1984) [2] and Benjamin Safdie [1] (born February 24, 1986) [3] are independent American filmmakers and actors based in New York City, who frequently collaborate on their films. They are best known for writing and directing the crime thriller films Good Time (2017), starring Robert Pattinson, and Uncut Gems (2019), starring Adam Sandler.

Contents

In addition to writing and directing, both Josh and Benny serve in a variety of key positions including acting, editing, shooting, mixing sound, and producing their films. They have also frequently collaborated with Ronald Bronstein, who has co-written and edited all of their narrative features beginning with the 2009 film Daddy Longlegs . Other recurring collaborators include composer Oneohtrix Point Never, cinematographer Sean Price Williams, and production designer Sam Lisenco.

Early life

The Safdie brothers were raised in New York, the children of Amy and Alberto Safdie. [4] They spent their childhood living between their father in Queens and their mother and stepfather in Manhattan. [4] The Safdie brothers are Jewish. Their father, who is a Sephardic Jew of Syrian-Jewish descent, was raised in France and in Italy. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Their mother is an Ashkenazi Jew of Russian-Jewish descent. [9]

They began making films at a young age, inspired by their film-enthusiast father, Alberto. [4] They graduated from Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School in Manhattan. [4] At Boston University, they co-founded the creative collective Red Bucket Films with Alex Kalman, Sam Lisenco, Brett Jutkiewicz, and Zachary Treitz. [10] Josh and Benny Safdie graduated from Boston University College of Communication in 2007 and 2008, respectively. [11] They claim "turmoil of their youth", as children of divorced parents, became an inspiration for later work. [12] Famed Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie is their great uncle; his son, playwright Oren Safdie, is their second cousin. [13] [14]

The brothers grew up as fans of basketball and the New York Knicks. The duo try to watch every game together. [15] Basketball is prominently featured in Lenny Cooke and Uncut Gems.

Career

The Pleasure of Being Robbed

In 2007, Josh Safdie was hired by Andy Spade and Anthony Sperduti to create a short film featuring Kate Spade Handbags. [16] He devised a concise story about the adventures of a kleptomaniac woman. [16] Eleonore Hendricks, who co-wrote the screenplay, portrayed the lead role. [16] The project eventually turned into a feature film. [16] The film, titled The Pleasure of Being Robbed , had its world premiere at the 2008 South by Southwest. [17] It also screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, along with a short film The Acquaintances of a Lonely John directed by Benny Safdie. [16]

Daddy Longlegs

Their second feature film, Daddy Longlegs , had its world premiere under the title Go Get Some Rosemary [18] in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. [19] Starring Ronald Bronstein, it was inspired by the filmmakers' younger years living with their father, Alberto. [12] Bronstein won the Breakthrough Actor Award at the Gotham Independent Film Awards 2010. [20] The film won the John Cassavetes Award at the 26th Independent Spirit Awards. [21]

Lenny Cooke

Their first full-length documentary film, Lenny Cooke , follows the life of Lenny Cooke, a once phenom high school basketball player, from adolescence to manhood. [22] The film premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. [23]

Heaven Knows What

In 2014, the Safdie Brothers produced Heaven Knows What under their Elara Pictures banner. [24] The film centers around the real-life stories written in a book titled Mad Love in New York City by lead actress Arielle Holmes. [25] The film had its world premiere at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. [26] It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and the Tokyo International Film Festival. [26]

Good Time

The Safdies directed the 2017 crime film Good Time , starring Robert Pattinson and Benny Safdie as siblings. [27] The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. [28]

Uncut Gems

The Safdies (center and right) with Adam Sandler in December 2019. SafdieBros.jpeg
The Safdies (center and right) with Adam Sandler in December 2019.

The Safdies directed Uncut Gems , starring Adam Sandler, with Martin Scorsese serving as an executive producer. [29] The film was inspired by their father's time working in the Manhattan Diamond District. [12] [7] It had its world premiere at the 2019 Telluride Film Festival. [30] Theatrically released in the United States in 2019, it received critical acclaim and became one of A24's highest-grossing releases. [31]

Future projects

In December 2017, The Hollywood Reporter announced that the Safdies would helm a remake of 48 Hrs. with the script being written by Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, and Jerrod Carmichael. [32] In December 2019, the Safdies elaborated in an interview with The A.V. Club , saying the film was still being made but it would no longer be a remake. [33] Their script would instead be "re-shifted into something original." [33]

In February 2020, Showtime ordered a pilot for The Curse , a parody of HGTV starring Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie. Fielder co-created and co-wrote the show with Benny. [34] [35]

In April 2022, it was reported by IndieWire that the Safdies were working with Sandler on a new project. [36] Later in July 2023, it was reported that Benny would not co-direct the film, marking the first time since The Pleasure of Being Robbed either of the brothers have directed solo. [37] In January 2024, Benny confirmed that the brothers would no longer be directing projects together, as they expanded to solo careers. [38]

Elara Pictures

The Safdies co-founded the production company Elara Pictures in 2014. [39] The company produced the Safdies' feature films Heaven Knows What, Good Time, and Uncut Gems, [40] Owen Kline's feature film directorial debut Funny Pages , [41] and the HBO television series Chillin Island . [42]

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleDirectorWriterDoPEditor
2008 The Pleasure of Being Robbed [lower-alpha 1] JoshJoshJoshYes
2009 Daddy Longlegs YesYesJoshYes
2013 Lenny Cooke YesNoJoshBenny
2014 Heaven Knows What YesJoshNoBenny
2017 Good Time YesJoshNoBenny
2019 Uncut Gems YesYesNoBenny

Producers

Short films

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerDoPEditor
2002LethargyJoshJoshNoNoNo
2005I Think I'm Missing PartsJoshJoshNoNoNo
The Ralph Handel StoryYesNoNoNoNo
2006We're Going To The ZooJoshJoshJoshNoNo
2007The Back of Her HeadJoshYesJoshNoNo
Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This?JoshNoNoNoNo
John's Lonely Trip to Coney IslandYesNoNoJoshBenny
2008The Acquaintances of a Lonely JohnBennyBennyBennyNoBenny
There's Nothing You Can DoYesNoNoNoNo
2010John's GoneYesYesYesJoshYes
2011Straight HustleYesYesNoNoNo
ButtonsYesYesNoNoNo
2012The Black BalloonYesYesNoNoBenny
Trophy HunterYesYesNoJoshJosh
2013Solid Gold [43] YesNoNoJoshNo
2016Toback Vs. Mailer: The IncidentYesYesNoNoBenny
2020Goldman v SilvermanYesUncreditedNoJoshNo
Question & AnswerYesYesNoNoYes

Television

YearTitleWriterExecutive
Producer		Notes
2023 The Curse BennyYesCo-creator; miniseries
Telemarketers NoYesTV series
Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God NoYesDocumentary mini-series

Josh as an actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006We're Going to the ZooThe HitchhikerShort film
The Ralph Handel StoryThe Director (voice)Short film
2007The Back of Her HeadHimShort film
2008The Pleasure of Being RobbedJosh
YeastRiverguy 1
2009 Taking Woodstock Documentary CameramanUncredited
Daddy Longlegs Chris
La corsaAlessandroShort film
2013Lydia Hoffman Lydia HoffmanBruceShort film
HellawareGallery Patron
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors Fighter
2015 This Summer Feeling Thomas
2016 Togetherness Craddock Brother #1Episode: "Advanced Pretend"
My ArtTom
2017Ezer KenegdoLevi

Music videos

YearArtistTitleAlbumRoleRef
2015 Ariel Pink "I Need a Minute" Heaven Knows What: Original Music From the Film Directors [44]
2017 Jay-Z "Marcy Me" 4:44 [45]
Oneohtrix Point Never "The Pure and the Damned" Good Time (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [46]
2019 Brockhampton "Sugar" Ginger Producers [47]
2020 Oneohtrix Point Never "Lost But Never Alone" Magic Oneohtrix Point Never Directors [48]

Awards and nominations

Influences

Their artistic influences included the cinematic works of John Cassavetes, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino as well as underground comix artist Robert Crumb and author Irvine Welsh. [49] [50] [51]

Benny named Robert Bresson's A Man Escaped as his favorite film of all time, and Josh named Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves as his favorite. [52]

Notes

  1. ↑ Also producers

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