Joshua Seftel

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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

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

Credits

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