Benny Safdie Movies

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

Betting, boxing, and boozing: this is the weird, true story of the time Norman Mailer confronted James Toback to argue about the difference between...

Mumblecore movie about a young woman named Eleonore who wanders New York City committing acts of theft.

A maddeningly oblivious, tyrannical and emotionally stunted young woman tries her best to negotiate two toxic friendships.

A short film by Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, & Alex Kalman.

Rod Goldman and Al Silverman are street performers who work the tourist scene of Times Square. Goldman gets no respect and Silverman is the first one...

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

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...

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

A film by Ben Safdie.

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...

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

This is a Film about Slater's Friend. A camera crew follows a man by the name of Philbert Powell around on his journey from the supermarket to his...

Benny Safdie’s deadpan spoof of stand-up comedy and staged cinéma verité verges on performance art. His Ralph Handel is a...

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...

A documentary chronicling the production of Daddy Longlegs.

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

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

A short film by Ben Safdie.

Get to know the siblings whose films have captured the skittering pulse of New York’s city streets. An original documentary featuring footage...