Benny Safdie Rise and Grind

“There’s a level of closeness that only the other person in the ring with you understands. It’s an amazing connection. That is an element I’ve always wanted to explore. All the stuff in the locker room, all the jokes and the brotherhood, but then also just being in this world where you’ve gone and you’re trying to figure out how to balance your life while you’re doing these things that take your time. Everybody can relate to that.”

Benny Safdie on his solo directorial debut “The Smashing Machine.”

Director of Photography
Rhys Scaraborio