
Joshua Seftel
Directing • 1968-07-17 • Schenectady, New York, USA
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
5.5War, Inc.
2008
7.3All the Empty Rooms
2025
6.0Stranger at the Gate
2022
6.5The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
2015
10.0A Century of Flight
2025
9.0Taking on the Kennedys
1996
From Nerdspin
Filmography
- 2025★ 7.3
- 2025★ 10.0
- 2023
- 2022★ 6.0
- 2015★ 6.5
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2008★ 5.5
- 2005★ 8.0
- 2003
- 2000
- 1996★ 9.0











