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Benny Safdie returns to Toolkit to discuss his collaboration with Nathan Fielder on their bizarrely fascinating series #TheCurse. He walks us through what he learned making a show unlike anything we’ve ever seen — subscribe and listen to the full episode at the link in @indiewire’s bio.
May 29, 2015 · 10. The New York–born–and–raised directors Josh and Benny Safdie’s films have earned them awards from around the world, including FIPRESCI prizes and Independent Spirit and Gotham awards. Their feature films include The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008), Daddy Longlegs (2009), Lenny Cooke (2013), and Heaven Knows What (2014). Photo by ...
Uncut Gems. This jolt of pure cinematic adrenaline affirmed directors Josh and Benny Safdie as heirs to the gritty, heightened realism of Martin Scorsese and John Cassavetes. Adam Sandler delivers an almost maniacally embodied performance as Howard Ratner, a fast-talking New York jeweler and gambler in relentless pursuit of the next big score.
Dec 9, 2019 · “Uncut Gems,” the fourth narrative feature from co-directors Benny and Josh Safdie, is their biggest film yet, and not just in terms of its budget, wide theatrical release, or awards buzz. The NYC brothers describe it as their North Star, the project they honed while building their authorship with “Heaven Knows What” and “Good Time,” starting ten years ago with co-writer Ronald Bronstein on this script about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) a jeweler who gambles his life away in the ...
Nov 10, 2023 · 6. Benny and Josh’s first feature movie was 2009’s “ Daddy Longlegs ,” a film which drew on their childhood experience with their own father. 7. Benny has a strong connection to his Jewish heritage. “So many of the people [Josh and I] been influenced by are Jewish too,” he told the New York Jewish Week.
Dec 27, 2019 · Benny (left) and Josh Safdie stand with Adam Sandler while filming Uncut Gems . Julieta Cervantes/A24. Poor Howard. As the movie Uncut Gems starts, you can already tell the Diamond District jewel ...
Dec 25, 2019 · Uncut Gems: Directed by Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie. With Mesfin Lamengo, Sun Zhi Hua-Hilton, Liang Wei-Hui-Duncan, Sunny Wu Jin Zahao. With his debts mounting and angry collectors closing in, a fast-talking New York City jeweler risks everything in hope of staying afloat and alive.
