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

NOVA scienceNOW
2011
All the Empty Rooms
2025
War, Inc.
2008
Stranger at the Gate
2022
Ennis' Gift
2000
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
2013
Breaking the Mold: The Kee Malesky Story
2003
Where Did We Come From?
2011
Taking on the Kennedys
1996
What Will the Future Be Like?
2012
A Century of Flight
2025
The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic
2023

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Directing
13
Writing
2
Producing
7
Editing
1
2025
All the Empty Rooms
Director
2025
A Century of Flight
Director
2023
The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic
Director
2022
Stranger at the Gate
Director
2015
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
Director
2013
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
Director
2012
What Will the Future Be Like?
Director
2011
Where Did We Come From?
Director
2011
NOVA scienceNOW
Director
2008
War, Inc.
Director
2003
Breaking the Mold: The Kee Malesky Story
Director
2000
Ennis' Gift
Director
1996
Taking on the Kennedys
Director