Josh Safdie

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

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Heaven Knows What

(2015) Casting

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Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God

(2023) Executive Producer

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Uncut Gems

(2019) Writer

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The Curse

(2023) Executive Producer

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The Neistat Brothers

(2010) Set Decoration

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Ren Faire

(2024) Executive Producer

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Goldman v Silverman

(2020) Camera Operator

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Good Time

(2017) Screenplay

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	Arthur Fleminger (voice)	The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM 2022-01-07 Movie
2020	Self	Money on the Street: The Making of Uncut Gems 2020-03-10 Movie
	Self	Question & Answer 2020-02-08 Movie
	Self	Behind the Soundtrack: 'Uncut Gems' with Daniel Lopatin 2020-01-10 Movie
2017	Levi	Ezer Kenegdo 2017-10-27 Movie
	Self	The Universe Is Out There: Josh and Benny Safdie 2017-10-03 Movie
2016	Tom	My Art 2016-09-05 Movie
	N/A	10 Crosby 2016-02-02 Movie
2015	Thomas	This Summer Feeling 2015-10-11 Movie
	Craddock Brother #1	Togetherness 2015-01-11 TV Show
	N/A	A Hot Two Weeks: The Making of Heaven Knows What 2015-01-01 Movie
2014	Fighter	Stand Clear of the Closing Doors 2014-05-24 Movie
2013	Gallery Patron	Hellaware 2013-06-22 Movie
	N/A	Hellaware 2013-06-22 Movie
	N/A	Lydia Hoffman Lydia Hoffman 2013-06-20 Movie
2011	Himself	Second Stop from Jupiter: The Making of Daddy Longlegs 2011-12-13 Movie
2010	Self	The Neistat Brothers 2010-06-05 TV Show
	Chris	Daddy Longlegs 2010-04-28 Movie
2009	Documentary Cameraman	Taking Woodstock 2009-08-26 Movie
2008	Josh	The Pleasure of Being Robbed 2008-10-03 Movie
	Riverguy 1	Yeast 2008-03-10 Movie
2007	Him	The Back of Her Head 2007-01-20 Movie
2006	The Hitchhiker	We're Going to the Zoo 2006-06-23 Movie
	The Director (voice)	The Ralph Handel Story 2006-06-19 Movie
	N/A	Gone Tomorrow Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2024	Executive Producer	Ren Faire 2024-06-02 TV Show
2023	Executive Producer	Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God 2023-11-13 TV Show
	Executive Producer	The Curse 2023-11-12 TV Show
	Executive Producer	Thank You Very Much 2023-08-31 Movie
	Executive Producer	Telemarketers 2023-08-13 TV Show
2022	Producer	Funny Pages 2022-08-26 Movie
2021	Executive Producer	Chillin Island 2021-12-17 TV Show
	Executive Producer	Pigface 2021-05-11 Movie
2015	Casting	Heaven Knows What 2015-05-29 Movie
2013	Producer	Heartland 2013-06-13 Movie
2012	Casting Director	The Black Balloon 2012-01-20 Movie
2010	Producer	John's Gone 2010-09-07 Movie
	Co-Producer	Daddy Longlegs 2010-04-28 Movie
2008	Producer	The Pleasure of Being Robbed 2008-10-03 Movie
2007	Producer	The Back of Her Head 2007-01-20 Movie
2006	Producer	We're Going to the Zoo 2006-06-23 Movie
	Producer	Marty Supreme Movie
	Producer	If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Movie
	Producer	Untitled Adam Sandler/Josh Safdie Project Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2020	Director	Question & Answer 2020-02-08 Movie
	Director	Goldman v Silverman 2020-01-16 Movie
2019	Director	Uncut Gems 2019-08-30 Movie
2017	Director	The Pure and the Damned 2017-09-05 Movie
	Director	Good Time 2017-08-11 Movie
2016	Director	Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident 2016-11-23 Movie
2015	Director	Heaven Knows What 2015-05-29 Movie
2013	Director	Lenny Cooke 2013-12-06 Movie
	Director	Solid Gold 2013-08-15 Movie
	Director	Heartland 2013-06-13 Movie
2012	Director	Trophy Hunter 2012-12-01 Movie
	Director	The Black Balloon 2012-01-20 Movie
	Director	Lose Her Island 2012-01-01 Movie
2011	Director	Straight Hustle 2011-11-07 Movie
	Director	Buttons 2011-09-02 Movie
2010	Director	John's Gone 2010-09-07 Movie
	Director	Daddy Longlegs 2010-04-28 Movie
2008	Director	The Pleasure of Being Robbed 2008-10-03 Movie
	Director	John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island 2008-09-27 Movie
	Director	There's Nothing You Can Do 2008-08-05 Movie
2007	Director	I Think I'm Missing Parts 2007-11-26 Movie
	Director	Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This? 2007-03-28 Movie
	Director	The Back of Her Head 2007-01-20 Movie
2006	Director	We're Going to the Zoo 2006-06-23 Movie
	Director	The Ralph Handel Story 2006-06-19 Movie
	Director	If You See Something, Say Something 2006-03-11 Movie
2005	Director	The Adventures of Slater's Friend 2005-04-22 Movie
2002	Director	Lethargy 2002-02-02 Movie
	Director	Marty Supreme Movie
	Director	Untitled Adam Sandler Comedy Special Movie
	Director	A Love Nose Movie
	Director	Untitled Adam Sandler/Josh Safdie Project Movie
	Director	Gone Tomorrow Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2020	Writer	Question & Answer 2020-02-08 Movie
2019	Writer	Uncut Gems 2019-08-30 Movie
2017	Screenplay	Good Time 2017-08-11 Movie
2015	Screenplay	Heaven Knows What 2015-05-29 Movie
2012	Writer	Trophy Hunter 2012-12-01 Movie
	Writer	The Black Balloon 2012-01-20 Movie
2011	Writer	Straight Hustle 2011-11-07 Movie
2010	Writer	John's Gone 2010-09-07 Movie
	Writer	Daddy Longlegs 2010-04-28 Movie
2008	Writer	The Pleasure of Being Robbed 2008-10-03 Movie
	Idea	The Pleasure of Being Robbed 2008-10-03 Movie
	Writer	There's Nothing You Can Do 2008-08-05 Movie
2007	Writer	I Think I'm Missing Parts 2007-11-26 Movie
	Writer	The Back of Her Head 2007-01-20 Movie
2006	Writer	We're Going to the Zoo 2006-06-23 Movie
	Writer	If You See Something, Say Something 2006-03-11 Movie
2005	Writer	The Adventures of Slater's Friend 2005-04-22 Movie
2002	Writer	Lethargy 2002-02-02 Movie
	Screenplay	Untitled Adam Sandler/Josh Safdie Project Movie
	Writer	Marty Supreme Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2020	Editor	Question & Answer 2020-02-08 Movie
2012	Editor	Trophy Hunter 2012-12-01 Movie
2011	Editor	Buttons 2011-09-02 Movie
2010	Editor	John's Gone 2010-09-07 Movie
	Editor	Daddy Longlegs 2010-04-28 Movie
2008	Editor	The Pleasure of Being Robbed 2008-10-03 Movie
	Editor	There's Nothing You Can Do 2008-08-05 Movie
2006	Editor	If You See Something, Say Something 2006-03-11 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2020	Camera Operator	Goldman v Silverman 2020-01-16 Movie
2013	Director of Photography	Solid Gold 2013-08-15 Movie
2011	Director of Photography	Buttons 2011-09-02 Movie
2010	Director of Photography	Daddy Longlegs 2010-04-28 Movie
2008	Director of Photography	There's Nothing You Can Do 2008-08-05 Movie
2006	Director of Photography	The Ralph Handel Story 2006-06-19 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2013	Cinematography	Lenny Cooke 2013-12-06 Movie
2012	Cinematography	Trophy Hunter 2012-12-01 Movie
2010	Cinematography	John's Gone 2010-09-07 Movie
2008	Cinematography	The Pleasure of Being Robbed 2008-10-03 Movie
	Cinematography	John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island 2008-09-27 Movie
2006	Cinematography	If You See Something, Say Something 2006-03-11 Movie
	Cinematography	Into the Woods with Mark Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2010	Set Decoration	The Neistat Brothers 2010-06-05 TV Show
2007	Art Direction	Puberty: The Movie 2007-05-11 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv