"Now, the Safdie brothers count themselves among the great sibling creative partnerships that eventually went their separate ways. In early 2024, Benny Safdie confirmed that he would no longer be directing films alongside his older brother, Josh Safdie, after over a decade of moviemaking and a lifetime of being related. With The Smashing Machine out on October 3, Benny becomes the first to make to re-debut as a filmmaker independent of his brother after initially branching out into acting."
"March 10, 2008: Josh gets hired by the Spade family to make a short film including Kate Spade handbags. It later evolves into Josh's directorial debut, The Pleasure of Being Robbed - Benny helped edit the project. May 16, 2009: The first feature film that they co-directed together, Daddy Longlegs, premieres at the Directors' Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival. Getting a little more intimate, their divorced father was a major inspiration for the movie."
The Safdie brothers ended their long-running co-directing partnership when Benny Safdie confirmed he would no longer direct alongside his brother in early 2024. Benny re-debuts as an independent filmmaker with The Smashing Machine on October 3 after branching into acting. Josh’s film Marty Supreme is scheduled for release at Christmas, foregoing major festivals, creating an awards season where the brothers could compete against each other. Their collaboration began with Josh’s early short evolving into The Pleasure of Being Robbed, continued through Daddy Longlegs, Lenny Cooke, Heaven Knows What and the formation of Elara Pictures, and extended into higher-profile Cannes competition.
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