5.5
Movie
Directing
Joshua Seftel
- Born
- (age 58)
- Birthplace
- Schenectady, New York, USA
- Credits
- 13 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
5.5
Movie
7.2
Movie
All the Empty Rooms
6.0
Movie
Stranger at the Gate
8.0
TV
NOVA scienceNOW
6.5
Movie
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
9.0
Movie
Taking on the Kennedys
10.0
Movie
A Century of Flight
Movie
The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic
Movie
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
Movie
Where Did We Come From?
Crew credits 13
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A Century of Flight Film | Director, Producer |
| 2025 | All the Empty Rooms Film | Director, Producer |
| 2023 | The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic Film | Producer, Director |
| 2022 | Stranger at the Gate Film | Producer, Director |
| 2015 | The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano Film | Director |
| 2013 | ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage Film | Director, Producer |
| 2012 | What Will the Future Be Like? Film | Director |
| 2011 | Where Did We Come From? Film | Director, Producer |
| 2008 | War, Inc. Film | Director |
| 2005 | NOVA scienceNOW TV | Director (7 ep) |
| 2003 | Breaking the Mold: The Kee Malesky Story Film | Director, Writer, Editor |
| 2000 | Ennis' Gift Film | Director, Producer |
| 1996 | Taking on the Kennedys Film | Director, Writer |