Josh Safdie
New York City, New York, USA

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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Roles

Crew

Funny Pages (2022)
Producer
Pigface (2021)
Executive Producer
Goldman v Silverman (2020)
Director | Camera Operator
Uncut Gems (2019)
Director | Writer
The Pure and the Damned (2017)
Director
Good Time (2017)
Director | Screenplay
Heaven Knows What (2015)
Director | Screenplay | Casting
Solid Gold (2013)
Director | Director of Photography
Heartland (2013)
Director | Producer
Trophy Hunter (2012)
Director | Writer | Cinematography | Editor
The Black Balloon (2012)
Director | Writer | Casting Director
Lose Her Island (2012)
Director
Buttons (2011)
Director | Editor | Director of Photography
John's Gone (2010)
Director | Writer | Cinematography | Editor | Producer
Daddy Longlegs (2010)
Writer | Director | Director of Photography | Co-Producer | Editor
The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008)
Director | Writer | Idea | Editor | Cinematography | Producer
John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island (2008)
Director | Cinematography
There's Nothing You Can Do (2008)
Director | Director of Photography | Editor | Writer
I Think I'm Missing Parts (2007)
Director | Writer
Puberty: The Movie (2007)
Art Direction
Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This? (2007)
Director
The Back of Her Head (2007)
Director | Writer | Producer
We're Going to the Zoo (2006)
Director | Writer | Producer
If You See Something, Say Something (2006)
Director | Writer | Cinematography | Editor
The Ralph Handel Story (2006)
Director | Director of Photography
The Adventures of Slater's Friend (2005)
Director | Writer
Lethargy (2002)
Writer | Director