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Heaven Knows What
Directed by
Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie
Produced by Sebastian Bear-McClard and Oscar Boyson
Written by Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein Based on the memoir Mad Love in New York City by Arielle Holmes
Produced by Sebastian Bear-McClard and Oscar Boyson
Written by Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein Based on the memoir Mad Love in New York City by Arielle Holmes
With:
Arielle Holmes, Caleb Landry Jones, Buddy Duress, Necro, Isaac Adams, Diana Singh, Benjamin Hampton, Manny Aguila, and Eleonore Hendricks
Cinematography:
Sean Price Williams
Editing: Benny Safdie and Ronald Bronstein
Music: Paul Grimstad and Ariel Pink
Editing: Benny Safdie and Ronald Bronstein
Music: Paul Grimstad and Ariel Pink
Runtime:
97 min
Release Date: 29 May 2015
Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 29 May 2015
Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Arielle Holmes captivates in this harsh, unglamorized yet riveting portrait of homelessness and drug addiction on the streets of New York. Shot guerrilla-style by the Safdie Brothers and based on Holmes’s unpublished memoir commissioned by the filmmakers.