Buddy Duress

Good Time

Ray

After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.

PVT Chat

Larry

Jack is an internet gambler living in NYC. After the death of his roommate, he becomes fixated on Scarlet - a cam girl from San Francisco. His obsession reaches a boiling point when fantasy materializes in reality and Jack sees Scarlet on a rainy NYC Chinatown street.

Heaven Knows What

Mike

A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.

Funny Pages

Ryan

A teenage cartoonist rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided quest for soul.

The Mountain

Philip Farmer

1950s America. Since his mother‘s confinement to an institution, Andy has lived in the shadow of his stoic father. A family acquaintance, Dr. Wallace Fiennes, employs the introverted young man as a photographer to document an asylum tour advocating for his increasingly controversial lobotomy procedure.

Person to Person

Paul

Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.

Flinch

James Vaughn

A young Hitman--who lives with his mother--develops feelings for the witness of a murder he committed.

Meet the Filmmakers: Josh and Benny Safdie

Self

Get to know the siblings whose films have captured the skittering pulse of New York’s city streets. An original documentary featuring footage from the making of their new thriller, Good Time, along with several of the brothers’ early features and shorts. Produced by the Criterion Channel for their "Meet the Filmmakers" series.

86'd

Max

Four seedy stories transpire over the course of one late-night order at a 24-hour deli in Koch-era NYC.

Victor in Paradise

Eddie

A comic and melancholic take on the struggling artist, shot on 35mm.

Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident

The Waiter (voice)

Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, this punchy short features James Toback recounting a bizarre, years-long rivalry sparked by a drunken argument with Norman Mailer over bourbon versus Scotch—an ego duel that escalates from boozy barbs to a tense Jets–Browns stare-down and a few jabs to the gut. A brisk, first-person tale of bravado, celebrity circles, and the fine line between literary legend and street-corner scuffle.

The Great Darkened Days

Opponent

While a world war rages, Philippe, a draft-dodger from Quebec, takes refuge in the American West, surviving by competing in Charlie Chaplin impersonation contests. As Philippe makes his long journey home, he encounters various characters under the sway of a destructive madness borne of the chaotic times. His voyage, both violent and fascinating, is a hallucinatory initiation to the darker side of the American dream.

Mass State Lottery

Ivan

A failed private investigator investigates a series of disappearances, and in order to get his way he's even willing to manipulate a grieving mother.

Beware of Dog

Mike

Alienated in politically-ambiguous Moscow, young woman deals with severe OCD, while her cousin in Berlin tries to build a romantic relationship ignoring her own condition. In a parallel New York City realm, a heartbroken boxer struggles with addiction, self worth and online anxiety, which connects all the heroes from a universal level.

A Hot Two Weeks: The Making of Heaven Knows What

The story behind the acclaimed film, "Heaven Knows What," directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, and inspired by the life of Arielle Holmes.