Josh Safdie

Joshua Josh Safdie born April 3 1984 in New York City is an American director and screenwriter best known for the New Yorkset thrillers Good Time 2017 and Uncut Gems 2019 Together with his brother and frequent collaborator Benny Safdie they are of SyrianJewish ancestry and grew up between their European father in Queens and their New Yorker mother in Manhattan The brothers began making movies when they were kids inspired by their filmenthusiastic father who translated his love of cinema to Josh and his brother by constantly filming them