Movies: Benny Safdie

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 attempts to capitalize on his success....

In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentiall...

A behind the scenes look at Uncut Gems (2019) by the Safdie Brothers with interviews from the cast and more....

JAY-Z reminisces on his days as a hustler in Marcy Houses in Brooklyn....

The Safdie brothers go undercover to record an interview with Adam Sandler, the star of their film UNCUT GEMS....

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

Betting, boxing, and boozing: this is the weird, true story of the time Norman Mailer confronted James Toback to argue about the difference between bourbon and scotch, setting off a years-long rivalry that climaxed in a stare-down during a tense Jets...

An alien in a crowded land searched for some semblance of companionship after losing all of its friends....

A horror film inspired by cults and Los Angeles in the late 1970s....

This is a story about him, who lives above an older Hindi man, who lives above a delinquent British guy, who lives on top of her. It is the back of her head that he is in love with....

SOLID GOLD is an experiment in street performance and how to be seen. It's about a Golden Man in the streets and subways of New York, who tries and that's all that matters....

John sells things online, cheats off dollar stores, needs friends but settles for strangers, has roaches. He is punch drunk, not with love but something far more strange and lost. One can only say John's gone....

The Safdie brothers repurpose reality television’s vocabulary of confrontation and cramped cinematography for a miniature study of urban maladies....

A short film by JoshSafdie....

Charli contemplates the messiness of the ethics in filmmaking and collaboration....

Josh & Benny Safdie, Alex Kalman, and Factory 25 present this feature-length program of found moments from the everyday—films that showcase the wonder, beauty, sadness, love, aggression and magic that goes unnoticed on the hectic streets of NYC and e...

This is the story of a lonely man named John. He wanders through the city into various acquaintances of varying levels of niceness. He sees a lot of people but sometimes they just don't want to be bothered with him....

A woman's car breaks down at a house in the woods. She looks out the window to see a variety of bizarre activities....

A film by Ben Safdie....

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