Joshua Seftel

Directing

Joshua Seftel

Born

1968-07-17 (58)

Place of birth

Schenectady, New York, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

21 titles

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.

Known for

Behind the camera

All the Empty Rooms poster
7.2

A journalist and a photographer set out to memorialize the bedrooms left behind by children killed in school shootings.

All the Empty Rooms

2025

All the Empty Rooms poster
7.2

A journalist and a photographer set out to memorialize the bedrooms left behind by children killed in school shootings.

All the Empty Rooms

2025

War, Inc. poster
5.5

In the future, the desert country of Turaqistan is torn by a riot after private corporation Tamerlane, owned by the former Vice President of the United States, has taken over. Brand Hauser, a hitman who suppresses his emotions by gobbling down hot sauce, is hired by the corporation's head to kill the CEO of their competitors.

War, Inc.

2008

Stranger at the Gate poster
6.0

A U.S. Marine plots a terrorist attack on a small-town American mosque, but his plan takes an unexpected turn when he comes face to face with the people he sets out to kill.

Stranger at the Gate

2022

Stranger at the Gate poster
6.0

A U.S. Marine plots a terrorist attack on a small-town American mosque, but his plan takes an unexpected turn when he comes face to face with the people he sets out to kill.

Stranger at the Gate

2022

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Ennis William Cosby was dyslexic. As a boy, he struggled to learn in school. And he didn't know why. Eventually, Ennis came to understand that he simply learned differently and that he could succeed in school.

Ennis' Gift

2000

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Ennis William Cosby was dyslexic. As a boy, he struggled to learn in school. And he didn't know why. Eventually, Ennis came to understand that he simply learned differently and that he could succeed in school.

Ennis' Gift

2000

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NR

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What Will the Future Be Like?

2012

ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage poster
NR

The documentary follows the revival production of the Broadway musical including casting, rehearsals, and opening night.

ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage

2013

ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage poster
NR

The documentary follows the revival production of the Broadway musical including casting, rehearsals, and opening night.

ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage

2013

Where Did We Come From? poster
NR

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles one of science's major challenges in each segment of Where Did We Come From? He will guide us as he explores dramatic discoveries and the frontiers of research that connect each central, provocative mystery. Program includes: Revealing the Origins of Life; Origins of the Solar System; Lice and Human Evolution; and Profile: Andre Fenton

Where Did We Come From?

2011

Where Did We Come From? poster
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Host Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles one of science's major challenges in each segment of Where Did We Come From? He will guide us as he explores dramatic discoveries and the frontiers of research that connect each central, provocative mystery. Program includes: Revealing the Origins of Life; Origins of the Solar System; Lice and Human Evolution; and Profile: Andre Fenton

Where Did We Come From?

2011

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Teen librarian Kee Malesky's life changes through her friend's help, a reality TV appearance, and a mold-triggered asthma attack, pulling her from endless magazine cataloguing and trophy polishing with her mom.

Breaking the Mold: The Kee Malesky Story

2003

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Teen librarian Kee Malesky's life changes through her friend's help, a reality TV appearance, and a mold-triggered asthma attack, pulling her from endless magazine cataloguing and trophy polishing with her mom.

Breaking the Mold: The Kee Malesky Story

2003

Taking on the Kennedys poster
9.0

What would it be like to run against one of the most powerful political families in America? Enter the backrooms of American politics as a doctor named Kevin Vigilante takes on the Kennedys. In his first race for public office, Kevin Vigilante challenges Ted Kennedy's youngest son, Patrick, and gets the political education of a lifetime. Dedicated to running a clean fight, Vigilante soon finds himself in the midst of a mud slinging contest. With negative ads about Vigilante filling the airwaves, and John F. Kennedy Jr. signing autographs outside polling stations, Vigilante realizes he has no chance of winning without slinging mud of his own, and proceeds to take off his gloves. Endemic of contemporary campaign politics, the sound byte takes precedence over the speech as issues are overshadowed by negative television advertisements. Taking on the Kennedys aired as a part of PBS' P.O.V. series.

Taking on the Kennedys

1996

Taking on the Kennedys poster
9.0

What would it be like to run against one of the most powerful political families in America? Enter the backrooms of American politics as a doctor named Kevin Vigilante takes on the Kennedys. In his first race for public office, Kevin Vigilante challenges Ted Kennedy's youngest son, Patrick, and gets the political education of a lifetime. Dedicated to running a clean fight, Vigilante soon finds himself in the midst of a mud slinging contest. With negative ads about Vigilante filling the airwaves, and John F. Kennedy Jr. signing autographs outside polling stations, Vigilante realizes he has no chance of winning without slinging mud of his own, and proceeds to take off his gloves. Endemic of contemporary campaign politics, the sound byte takes precedence over the speech as issues are overshadowed by negative television advertisements. Taking on the Kennedys aired as a part of PBS' P.O.V. series.

Taking on the Kennedys

1996

A Century of Flight poster
10.0

An in depth look at the history of Delta Airlines over the last 100 years. See how Delta defied the odds at every step to become one of the world's largest air carriers.

A Century of Flight

2025

A Century of Flight poster
10.0

An in depth look at the history of Delta Airlines over the last 100 years. See how Delta defied the odds at every step to become one of the world's largest air carriers.

A Century of Flight

2025

The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano poster
6.5

Photographer Phil Toledano has become obsessed with his future. Using DNA tests, fortune tellers, and a prosthetic makeup artist, he begins photographing the many dark possibilities that might await him -- despite his wife's pleas to abandon the project. Over three years, Toledano's obsession alters him and his family forever.

The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano

2015

The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic poster
NR

In a one-hour feature film, "The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic" offers an inside look at how the airline has overcome some of the most difficult crises in its near 100-year history. From 9/11 to Chapter 11 to the COVID-19 pandemic, Delta is no stranger to challenging times. Through a collection of interviews with frontline employees, executives and loyal customers, "The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic", created in partnership with Smartypants Pictures, tells a story of incredible resilience.

The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic

2023

The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic poster
NR

In a one-hour feature film, "The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic" offers an inside look at how the airline has overcome some of the most difficult crises in its near 100-year history. From 9/11 to Chapter 11 to the COVID-19 pandemic, Delta is no stranger to challenging times. Through a collection of interviews with frontline employees, executives and loyal customers, "The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic", created in partnership with Smartypants Pictures, tells a story of incredible resilience.

The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic

2023