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War, Inc.

All the Empty Rooms

All the Empty Rooms

NOVA scienceNOW

NOVA scienceNOW

8.0 2005 TV Show

Stranger at the Gate

Stranger at the Gate

The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano

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

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

Where Did We Come From?

Taking on the Kennedys

Taking on the Kennedys

A Century of Flight

A Century of Flight

10.0 2025 Movie

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

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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.

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2025
A Century of Flight
Movie Director
2025
All the Empty Rooms
Movie Director
2023
The Steepest Climb: How Delta Air Lines Navigated the Global Pandemic
Movie Producer
2022
Stranger at the Gate
Movie Producer
2015
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
Movie Director
2013
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
Movie Director
2012
What Will the Future Be Like?
Movie Director
2011
Where Did We Come From?
Movie Director
2008
War, Inc.
Movie Director
2005
NOVA scienceNOW
TV show Director
2003
Breaking the Mold: The Kee Malesky Story
Movie Director
2000
Ennis' Gift
Movie Director
1996
Taking on the Kennedys
Movie Director