Josh Safdie
Film director · 2 films (2017–2019)
Josh Safdie is a director whose work here spans Good Time (2017) to Uncut Gems (2019), across crime and thriller. The work runs close — 53% of frames across the 2 films indexed here, against 21% library-wide. All 121 frames from 2 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Joshua Henry Safdie is an American filmmaker and screenwriter, best known for his work with his younger brother, Benny Safdie, as one half of the acclaimed Safdie Brothers. Together, they developed a reputation for raw, urgent storytelling in films such as Heaven Knows What (2014), Good Time (2017), and Uncut Gems (2019).
Born 3 April 1984 · New York City, New York, USA
Directing style
Josh Safdie’s crime thrillers rely on a suffocating, high-tension visual grammar dominated by extreme closeups shot at eye level with an incredibly shallow depth of field. He stages his tense dramas primarily in nighttime interiors, isolating characters against dark backgrounds built from deep blacks, muted grays, and cold, desaturated tones. This bleak underbelly is pierced by harsh, uncorrected light sources—chiefly neon, fluorescent tubes, and practical fixtures—which occasionally bleed into saturated bursts of electric blue and hot orange-red.
Films directed by Josh Safdie
About Josh Safdie
When was Josh Safdie born?
Josh Safdie was born on 3 April 1984 in New York City, New York, USA.
What films has Josh Safdie directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of them: Good Time (2017) and Uncut Gems (2019).
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All 121 indexed frames from 2 films directed by Josh Safdie — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.