Josh Safdie Movies

A short observational piece by Josh and Benny Safdie, Solid Gold follows a gold-painted “living statue” (performed by Benny Safdie)...

Ernie Goldberg goes on an adventure days before his Bar Mitzvah.

A man lives in a bathtub. He goes out for the day, then returns.

A lawyer and his secretary deal with their multiple clients.

In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e...

A young woman invites a vagabond to stay the night at her house but her feelings of insecurity threaten to overshadow the visit.

This is a story about a real life brother and sister and their journey to the zoo. On their way, they accidentally pick up a hitchhiker.

Set in the world of high-end sports card collecting in the 1990s, a retired Baseball pitcher attempts a comeback as a sports memorabilia agent...

Short film written and directed by John Paul Lopez

Josh & Benny Safdie, Alex Kalman, and Factory 25 present this feature-length program of found moments from the everyday—films that showcase the...

John sells things online, cheats off dollar stores, needs friends but settles for strangers, has roaches. He is punch drunk, not with love but...

You’ve seen her face on the cover of countless newspapers. Now step into the larger-than-life world and surprising true story of a true New...

The story behind the acclaimed film, "Heaven Knows What," directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, and inspired by the life of Arielle Holmes.

While escorting a group of children through New York City, a harried man loses hold of a bouquet of one hundred balloons. Among them, a single black...

When her station wagon conks out by a secluded house in the woods, a woman peers from the window and watches a string of peculiar goings-on next...

Co-directed by Benny and Josh Safdie, this deadpan mock-documentary follows Ralph Handel, a buttoned-down office worker who spends his nights bombing...

A 5-minute found-footage collage by Josh Safdie that overlays narration from an old Jacques Cousteau documentary about fighting elephant seals onto a...

John embarks on a trip to Coney Island for a day of fun and happiness. Things don't quite work out as planned.

A Fairy-Nose (alternatively, A Love Nose) is a one-minute short film directed by Josh Safdie and produced under Red Bucket Films.

An early short film by Josh Safdie, co-written with Benny Safdie and featuring frequent collaborators including Sam Lisenco and Ariel Schulman....