Josh Safdie
- Directing
- April 3, 1984 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Joshua Henry Safdie (born April 3, 1984) is an American filmmaker and screenwriter, best known for his work with his younger brother, Benny Safdie, as one half of the acclaimed Safdie Brothers. Together, they developed a reputation for raw, urgent storytelling in films such as Heaven Knows What (2014), Good Time (2017), and Uncut Gems (2019). In 2024, it was reported that the Safdie Brothers would no longer co-direct and would instead pursue solo projects. Josh's first feature since the split, Marty Supreme (2025), was critically acclaimed, earning him four Oscar nominations, including Best Director.
Known for
Filmography
- Slayground · Executive producer
- The History of Concrete · Self, Executive producer
- Monsters of God · Executive producer
- The Lion Queen · Executive producer
- Neighbors · Executive producer
- Marty Supreme · Director, Producer
- Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh · Executive producer
- Noah Britton: The Best Stuff I've Ever Done · Additional Camera
- Mr. Scorsese · Self
- If I Had Legs I'd Kick You · Producer
- Pee-wee as Himself · Executive producer
- Thank You Very Much · Executive producer
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler · Self
- Adam Sandler: Love You · Director, Producer
- Ren Faire · Executive producer
- Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God · Executive producer
- The Curse · Executive producer
- Telemarketers · Executive producer
- Funny Pages · Producer
- The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM · Arthur Fleminger (Voice)
- Chillin Island · Executive producer
- Pigface · Executive producer
- Money on the Street: The Making of Uncut Gems · Self
- Question & Answer · Self, Director
- Goldman v Silverman · Director, Camera Operator
- Behind the Soundtrack: 'Uncut Gems' with Daniel Lopatin · Self
- Uncut Gems · Mohegan Sun Gambler (uncredited), Director
- Ezer Kenegdo · Levi
- Meet the Filmmakers: Josh and Benny Safdie · Self
- Good Time · Director, Writer
- Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident · Director
- My Art · Tom
- 10 Crosby
- This Summer Feeling · Thomas
- A Hot Two Weeks: The Making of Heaven Knows What
- A Fairy-Nose · Director
- Heaven Knows What · Director, Casting
- Gone Tomorrow · Director
- Togetherness · Craddock Brother #1
- Stand Clear of the Closing Doors · Fighter
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Lenny Cooke · Director, Cinematography
- Solid Gold · Cinematography, Director
- Hellaware · Gallery Patron
- Lydia Hoffman Lydia Hoffman · Bruce
- Trophy Hunter · Director, Writer
- Heartland · Director, Producer
- The Black Balloon · Director, Writer
- Lose Her Island · Director
- Second Stop from Jupiter: The Making of Daddy Longlegs · Self
- Straight Hustle · Director, Writer
- Buttons · Director, Cinematography
- Tiny Furniture · Thanks
- John's Gone · Director, Writer
- The Neistat Brothers · Self, Set Decoration
- Daddy Longlegs · Chris, Writer
- Taking Woodstock · Documentary Cameraman (uncredited)
- The Pleasure of Being Robbed · Josh, Director
- John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island · Director, Cinematography
- There's Nothing You Can Do · Director, Cinematography
- Yeast · Riverguy 1, Camera Operator
- The Story of Charles Riverbank · Cinematography
- I Think I'm Missing Parts · Director, Writer
- Puberty: The Movie · Art Direction
- Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This? · Director
- The Back of Her Head · Him, Director
- We're Going to the Zoo · The Hitchhiker, Director
- The Ralph Handel Story · The Director (Voice), Director
- If You See Something, Say Something · Director, Writer
- The Adventures of Slater's Friend · 2nd Cameraman, Director
- Alberto Live in a Bathroom · Director, Writer
- Lethargy · Writer, Director
- The Oscars · Self
- Into the Woods with Mark · Cinematography
- The Land of Nod · Producer
- Deep Cuts · Producer
- Untitled Josh Safdie Project · Director, Writer
- Martha & Muhammad · Producer
- Superfakes · Executive producer