A film crew trails Philbert Powell through his morning, from the supermarket to his job at a video store. Along the way, he crosses paths with...
The Adventures of Slater's Friend
After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9,...
Daddy Longlegs
Commissioned by fashion label Vena Cava, Josh Safdie’s short replaces a runway show with an eerie, late-1970s Los Angeles-inspired tale about a...
Heartland
A curious and lost Eleonore looks for something everywhere, even in the bags of strangers who find themselves sadly smiling only well after she's...
The Pleasure of Being Robbed
A short film by Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, & Alex Kalman.
Gone Tomorrow
A man lives in a bathtub. He goes out for the day, then returns.
Alberto Live in a Bathroom
John is a lonely man who wanders through the city, encountering various acquaintances of differing temperaments. Though he crosses paths with many...
The Acquaintances of a Lonely John
Josh & Benny Safdie, Alex Kalman, and Factory 25 present this feature-length program of found moments from the everyday—films that showcase the...
Buttons
While escorting a group of children through New York City, a harried man loses hold of a bouquet of one hundred balloons. Among them, a single black...
The Black Balloon
This is a story about a real life brother and sister and their journey to the zoo. On their way, they accidentally pick up a hitchhiker.
We're Going to the Zoo
The Safdie brothers repurpose reality television’s vocabulary of confrontation and cramped cinematography for a miniature study of urban...
There's Nothing You Can Do
This is a story about a man, who lives above an older Hindi man, who lives above a delinquent British man, who lives above a girl. It is the back of...
The Back of Her Head
A short observational piece by Josh and Benny Safdie, Solid Gold follows a gold-painted “living statue” (performed by Benny Safdie)...
Solid Gold
Co-directed by Benny and Josh Safdie, this deadpan mock-documentary follows Ralph Handel, a buttoned-down office worker who spends his nights bombing...
The Ralph Handel Story
John sells things online, cheats off dollar stores, needs friends but settles for strangers, has roaches. He is punch drunk, not with love but...
John's Gone
When her station wagon conks out by a secluded house in the woods, a woman peers from the window and watches a string of peculiar goings-on next...
I Think I'm Missing Parts
Commissioned by Northwest Film Forum’s One-Shot program, this Safdie short trails two street hustlers working a “cold” con in...
Straight Hustle
John embarks on a trip to Coney Island for a day of fun and happiness. Things don't quite work out as planned.
John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island
This is the story of a man named Charles Riverbank, who, upon losing his home, wanders into various adventures (and a lot of dirty looks).
The Story of Charles Riverbank
A short film directed by Benny Safdie, with cinematography by Josh Safdie and produced under the Red Bucket Films collective.
Into the Woods with Mark
