Heaven Knows What

Heaven Knows What
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJosh Safdie
Benny Safdie
Screenplay by
Based onMad Love in N.Y.C.
by Arielle Holmes
Produced by
  • Sebastian Bear-McClard
  • Oscar Boyson
Starring
CinematographySean Price Williams
Edited by
  • Ronald Bronstein
  • Benny Safdie
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byRADiUS
Release dates
Running time
94 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • France
LanguageEnglish
Box office$84,417

Heaven Knows What is a 2014 psychological drama film directed by Ben and Joshua Safdie and written by Ronald Bronstein and Joshua Safdie. The film stars Arielle Holmes, Buddy Duress, Ron Braunstein, Eleonore Hendricks, Caleb Landry Jones and Yuri Pleskun. The film was released on May 29, 2015, by RADiUS. It is based on Mad Love in New York City, Holmes' unpublished memoir of her life as a homeless heroin addict living on the streets of New York City, where she was discovered by director Josh Safdie, who encouraged her to write the memoir.

The film is dedicated to Ilya Leontyev (portrayed in the film by Caleb Landry Jones), Arielle Holmes' former boyfriend who was found dead after a drug overdose in Central Park in April 2015.