Joshua Seftel
Directing
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.
Behind the camera
2025All the Empty Rooms
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2025A Century of Flight
Director
2023The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic
Director
2022Stranger at the Gate
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2015The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
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2013ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
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2011Where Did We Come From?
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2008War, Inc.
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1996Taking on the Kennedys
Director & Writer