Videoteca

Heartland 2013
A horror film inspired by cults and Los Angeles in the late 1970s.

The Black Balloon 2012 star_border 6.4
An alien in a crowded land searched for some semblance of companionship after losing all of its friends.

Lose Her Island 2012
Jacques Cousteau's investigation on fighting sea elephants and the losers who roam an island.

Straight Hustle 2011
Hustle, hustle, hustle... hard. These two got a cold hustle going on in downtown Seattle. Commissioned and produced by the Northwest Film Forum for their One-Shot program.

John's Gone 2010 star_border 5
John sells things online, cheats off dollar stores, needs friends but settles for strangers, has roaches. He is punch drunk, not with love but something far more strange and lost. One can only say John's gone.

Daddy Longlegs 2010 star_border 6.6
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, and Frey, 7. Lenny hosts his kids within a midtown studio apartment in New York. During these two weeks, he must figure out if he wants to act as their father or be their friend. Ultimately, their trip upstate results in complete lawlessness taking over their lives.

The Powers of Katsu 2009
A graffiti art film by vandal, Katsu. The film sees Katsu reproduce his famous skull tag over and over again, growing in scale in powers of 10 from a grain of rice to the roof of a building.

The Pleasure of Being Robbed 2008 star_border 5.4
Mumblecore movie about a young woman named Eleonore who wanders New York City committing acts of theft.

John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island 2008
John embarks on a trip to Coney Island for a day of fun and happiness. Things don't quite work out as planned.

There's Nothing You Can Do 2008 star_border 6
The Safdie brothers repurpose reality television’s vocabulary of confrontation and cramped cinematography for a miniature study of urban maladies.

I Think I'm Missing Parts 2007
A woman's car breaks down at a house in the woods. She looks out the window to see a variety of bizarre activities.

Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This? 2007 star_border 4
A lawyer and his secretary deal with their multiple clients.

The Back of Her Head 2007 star_border 5.5
This is a story about him, who lives above an older Hindi man, who lives above a delinquent British guy, who lives on top of her. It is the back of her head that he is in love with.

We're Going to the Zoo 2006 star_border 4.7
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.

The Ralph Handel Story 2006
Benny Safdie’s deadpan spoof of stand-up comedy and staged cinéma verité verges on performance art. His Ralph Handel is a humorless white-collar worker who unaccountably spends his nights working the open mic circuit. Safdie bravely committed himself to actual nightclubs for several of these abysmal routines, lending a curious note of authenticity to the counterfeit documentary.

If You See Something, Say Something 2006
A short film by JoshSafdie.

The Adventures of Slater's Friend 2005
This is a Film about Slater's Friend. A camera crew follows a man by the name of Philbert Powell around on his journey from the supermarket to his job as a video store clerk. Philbert encounters adventures with many people all who happen to be named Slater. The question becomes who is his Friend. The viewer is taken along through the morning of Philbert Powell.

Into the Woods with Mark Release date not available star_border 10
A film by Ben Safdie.

A Love Nose Release date not available
A short film by Josh Safdie.

Gone Tomorrow Release date not available
A short film by Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, & Alex Kalman.