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Joshua Seftel

b. 1968 (age 58) Schenectady, New York, USA
Director Writer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joshua Seftel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

All the Empty Rooms
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★ 7.5
All the Empty Rooms
2025 Director
Stranger at the Gate
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★ 6.6
Stranger at the Gate
2022 Director
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Go Together
2019 Director
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The Secret History of Muslims
2018 Director
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★ 6.4
The Secret Life of Muslims
2016 Writer Director
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Zain's Summer: From Refugee to American Boy
2016 Director
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
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★ 7.1
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
2015 Director
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Los Estudiantes Apasionados
2015 Director
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Tom Scholz: Sound Machine
2014 Director Writer
The Home Team
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The Home Team
2014 Director
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
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★ 7.8
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage
2013 Director
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Future Files
2012 Director
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★ 7.6
Nova Science Now: How Smart Are Animals?
2011 Director Writer
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★ 5.7
Invitation to World Literature
2010 Director
War, Inc.
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★ 5.5
War, Inc.
2008 Director
FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman
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★ 7.3
FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman
2006 Director
Nova ScienceNow
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★ 8.5
Nova ScienceNow
2005 Director Writer
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Survivor's Guide to High School
2004 Director
Queer Eye
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★ 6.5
Queer Eye
2003 Director
Breaking the Mold: The Kee Malesky Story
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★ 8.1
Breaking the Mold: The Kee Malesky Story
2003 Director Writer
Ennis' Gift
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★ 1.4
Ennis' Gift
2000 Director
Taking on the Kennedys
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★ 7.9
Taking on the Kennedys
1996 Director Writer Cinematographer
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★ 3.2
Raw Footage
1996 Self
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The Real Russell
1996 Director Writer Cinematographer
Old Warrior
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Old Warrior
1994 Director Writer
Lost and Found
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Lost and Found
1992 Director Writer
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Sourpuss
Director
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Off the Record
Director
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Untitled Chris McKinlay Project
Director
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Holding Out
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