About
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
A Century of Flight2025 · Director, Producer
All the Empty Rooms2025 · Director, Producer
The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic2023 · Producer, Director
Stranger at the Gate2022 · Producer, Director
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano2015 · Director
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage2013 · Director, Producer
What Will the Future Be Like?2012 · Director
Where Did We Come From?2011 · Director, Producer
War, Inc.2008 · Director
Taking on the Kennedys1996 · Director, Writer