Biography
Joshua Seftel (born July 17, 1968) is an American filmmaker. Born in Schenectady, New York, Seftel graduated from Tufts University in the class of 1990 as a pre-med and French literature major. He currently lives in New York City and is represented by Creative Artists Agency in Los Angeles, California. Seftel directed the feature film comedy War, Inc. (2008), a political satire about an American assassin sent on a mission to a war zone in Central Asia, starring John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Joan Cusack, and Ben Kingsley. He also directed the award-winning documentary about American campaign politics, Taking on the Kennedys.
Filmography
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A Century of Flight
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2025
A Century of Flight
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2025
All the Empty Rooms
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2025
All the Empty Rooms
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2025
The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2023
Stranger at the Gate
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2022
Stranger at the Gate
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2022
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2015
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2013
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2013
What Will the Future Be Like?
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2012
Where Did We Come From?
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2011
Where Did We Come From?
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2011
War, Inc.
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2008
NOVA scienceNOW
Role: Director
TV • 2005
Taking on the Kennedys
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1996
Taking on the Kennedys
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1996