Joshua Seftel
Known for Directing
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
All the Empty Rooms
2025
Director
War, Inc.
2008
Director
Stranger at the Gate
2022
Director
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
2013
Director
Where Did We Come From?
2011
Director
Taking on the Kennedys
1996
Director
A Century of Flight
2025
Director
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
2015
Director
The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic
2023
Director
What Will the Future Be Like?
2012
Director