Josh Safdie

Josh Safdie

  • Born: 1984-4-3
  • Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
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  • Profession: Director, screenwriter, producer, actor
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: Boston University School of Communication
  • Representative Works: The Pleasure Of Being Robbed, Black Balloon, Heaven Knows What, Good Time, Uncut Gems
    • Josh Safdie (Josh Safdie), born on April 3, 1984 in New York City, USA, is an American director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
    In 2002, directed his first short film "Lethargy". In 2006, he served as the director of the comedy short film "We are going to the zoo". In 2008, directed his first film " The Pleasure Of Being Robbed " [1]  . In 2012, he co-directed the comedy short film "Black Balloon" with Benny Safdie, which won the 28th Sundance International Film Festival Short Film Award-American Fiction. In 2014, the drama " Heaven Knows What " directed by him was released [2]  , which won the main competition unit of the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival-Tokyo Film Festival Grand Prix [3]  , and he won the 27th Tokyo Film Festival for this film Best Director Award at International Film Festival [4]  . In 2017, he co-directed the crime film " Good Time " with Benny Safdie [5]  , which was shortlisted for the best film at the 27th Gotham Independent Film Awards [6]  . In 2019, he co-directed the thriller crime movie " Uncut Gems " with Benny Safdie [7]  , which won the 91st National Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay [8]  , for which he won the 85th New York Film Critics Association Award for Best Director [9]  .

    Performing Experience

    In 2002, directed his first short film "Lethargy". In 2005, directed the drama film "The Adventure of Slater Friends". In 2006, he served as the director of the comedy short film "We are going to the zoo". In 2008, directed his first film " The Pleasure Of Being Robbed "   . In 2009, he co-directed the comedy film " Go Get Some Rosemary " with Benny Safdie . 
    In 2010, he co-directed the short comedy "John's Gone" with Benny Safdie. In 2011, he co-directed the short film "Straight Hustle" with Benny Safdie. In 2012, he co-directed the comedy short film "Black Balloon" with Benny Safdie, which won the 28th Sundance International Film Festival Short Film Award-American Fiction.
    In 2014, the feature film " Heaven Knows What " directed by him was released   . The film was shortlisted for the 71st Venice International Film Festival Horizon Unit Award   and won the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival Main Competition Unit-Tokyo Film Festival Grand Prix  . The film won the Best Director Award at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival   .
    In 2017, he co-directed with Benny Safdie, the crime film " Good Time " co-starring Robert Pattinson , Benny Safdie, and Jennifer Lee Morrow . The film tells the twists and turns of Connie's overnight story in order to rescue his brother from prison . Best Picture Award at the 27th Gotham Independent Film Awards .  
    In 2019, he and Benny Safdie co-directed the thriller crime movie " Uncut Gems " co-starring Adam Sandler and Idina Menzel . The film tells the story of Howard Ratner, a New York diamond shop owner, who bought a batch of rare pieces worth millions of dollars. The story of uncut Ethiopian opal won the 91st National Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay . With this film, he was shortlisted for the 35th American Independent Spirit Award for Best Director and won the 85th New York Film Critics Association Award for Best Director's Award .    

    Personal Life

    On April 3, 1984, Josh Safdie was born into a Jewish family in New York City, USA   . After that, he grew up in Queens, New York City and Manhattan, New York City. His father is of Syrian Jewish descent, while his mother is of Russian Jewish descent. He has a younger brother named Benny Safdie .

    Character Evaluation

    In the movie "Uncut Gems", directors Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie used a very perfect way of mirroring. It seems that the film reviews not only retain the artistry, but also have a sense of reality. The beginning and end of the film used very unique visual effects technology, which also effectively echoed the rough image style of the film . 
    The movie "Good Time" is full of magenta tones, neon lights, experimental electronic music, and hand-held lenses. Director Josh Safdie perfectly blends his own visual symbols and language style. "Good Time" is amazed by the director's control ability. While retaining the stylization, it can also control and coordinate the overall situation well, and even shorten the duration to less than 100 minutes. In such a tense time, he not only told a compact enough story, but also carried out a high degree of unification of his own set of film language system. At the same time, he also captured Robert Pattinson's strangeness through camera angles, editing methods and lighting techniques . 
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