Josh Safdie

What strikes me most about Josh Safdie is how he turned anxiety into an art form. Good Time and Uncut Gems do not just depict stress; they transmit it straight into your bloodstream, and that relentless street-level energy feels inseparable from his New York upbringing. The news that he and Benny would pursue solo careers initially saddened me, but I now see it as a fascinating experiment: how much of that signature chaos belongs to each brother individually? His first solo feature, Marty Supreme, answered part of that question by earning him four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. Few directors make me this uncomfortable in such a rewarding way.

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Name (English)

Josh Safdie

Name (Japanese)

ジョシュ・サフディ

Reading

じょしゅ・さふでぃ

Born

April 3, 1984 (age 42)

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / actor / cinematographer / director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rat

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh%20Safdie
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56604143

Tags

• New York
• film director
• screenwriter
• actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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