Seftel Productions http://seftel.com Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:15:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Breaking the Mold: The Kee Malesky Story http://seftel.com/2011/10/13/breaking-the-mold-the-kee-malesky-story/ http://seftel.com/2011/10/13/breaking-the-mold-the-kee-malesky-story/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:28:26 +0000 admin http://seftel.com/?p=845 Watch the entire film.

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]]> http://seftel.com/2011/10/13/lost-found/feed/ 0 Our New Series http://seftel.com/2011/10/10/our-new-series/ http://seftel.com/2011/10/10/our-new-series/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:13:04 +0000 admin http://sefteldemo.katasharya.com/?p=319 Here’s the trailer for our new 13-part series, Invitation to World Literature, featuring more than 100 artists, actors, writers and scholars, including Alan Cumming, Harold Ramis, Kristen Chenoweth, Tim Blake Nelson, Mo Rocca, Aisha Tyler, Robert Thurman, Chris Ware and Philip Glass. Playing on PBS stations nationwide. Check your local listings!

]]> http://seftel.com/2011/10/10/our-new-series/feed/ 0 Salon.com looks back at Kennedys film http://seftel.com/2011/10/10/salon-com-looks-back-at-kennedys-film/ http://seftel.com/2011/10/10/salon-com-looks-back-at-kennedys-film/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:12:26 +0000 admin http://sefteldemo.katasharya.com/?p=318
With Patrick Kennedy announcing his departure from the United States Congress, Salon interviews filmmaker Seftel about his documentary, Taking on the Kennedys.

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Here’s a USA Today article about our Emmy-nominated PBS web series Secret Life of Scientists.

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Joshua Seftel’s remembrance of daredevil Evel Knievel. The essay appeared on NPR’s Weekend Edition and in Salon.com.

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]]> http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/lets-rock/feed/ 0 New York Times — Geeky and Shy Until She Spots Toxic Mold http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/geeky-and-shy-until-she-spots-toxic-mold/ http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/geeky-and-shy-until-she-spots-toxic-mold/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:05:35 +0000 admin http://seftel.com/?p=488 The New York Times – April 10, 2004

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]]> http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/geeky-and-shy-until-she-spots-toxic-mold/feed/ 0 Providence Journal — Witty, ironic mini film doesn’t come up short http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/witty-ironic-mini-film-doesnt-come-up-short/ http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/witty-ironic-mini-film-doesnt-come-up-short/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:59:32 +0000 admin http://seftel.com/?p=485 The Providence Journal – June 11, 2003

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]]> http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/witty-ironic-mini-film-doesnt-come-up-short/feed/ 0 Breaking the Mold on NPR http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/breaking-the-mold-on-npr/ http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/breaking-the-mold-on-npr/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:52:23 +0000 admin http://sefteldemo.katasharya.com/?p=313 Joshua Seftel tells Corva Coleman the story behind his film Breaking the Mold.

]]> http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/breaking-the-mold-on-npr/feed/ 0 Current — NPR librarian gains fame and allergies in a film about mold http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/npr-librarian-gains-fame-and-allergies-in-a-film-about-mold/ http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/npr-librarian-gains-fame-and-allergies-in-a-film-about-mold/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:51:20 +0000 admin http://seftel.com/?p=480 Current – November 3, 2003

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]]> http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/npr-librarian-gains-fame-and-allergies-in-a-film-about-mold/feed/ 0 Boston Globe — ‘Ennis’ documentary is an insightful gift http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/ennis-documentary-is-an-insightful-gift/ http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/ennis-documentary-is-an-insightful-gift/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:45:17 +0000 admin http://seftel.com/?p=475 The Boston Globe – October 12, 2000

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]]> http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/inspiring-minds/feed/ 0 Boston Globe — Quirkiness? Dole? Seftel hopes his ’96 documentry elucidates both http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/quirkiness-dole-seftel-hopes-his-96-documentry-elucidates-both/ http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/quirkiness-dole-seftel-hopes-his-96-documentry-elucidates-both/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:56:51 +0000 admin http://seftel.com/?p=465 The Boston Globe – October 19, 1998

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]]> http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/boston-magazine-hot-shot/feed/ 0 Boston Globe — An activist for the aged, and the ages http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/an-activist-for-the-aged-and-the-ages/ http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/an-activist-for-the-aged-and-the-ages/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:46:08 +0000 admin http://seftel.com/?p=429 The Boston Globe – Oct 3, 1994

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]]> http://seftel.com/2011/08/10/names-faces/feed/ 0 The Making of Taking on the Kennedys http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/the-making-of-taking-on-the-kennedys/ http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/the-making-of-taking-on-the-kennedys/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:11:33 +0000 admin http://sefteldemo.katasharya.com/?p=317 Featuring the director’s parents, who tell the real story of the film,

]]> http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/the-making-of-taking-on-the-kennedys/feed/ 0 Who is the Demon Deacon? http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/who-is-the-demon-deacon/ http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/who-is-the-demon-deacon/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:10:17 +0000 admin http://sefteldemo.katasharya.com/?p=316 One of our latest commercials, featuring our favorite mascot, the Demon Deacon.

]]> http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/who-is-the-demon-deacon/feed/ 0 Many Uses of the Frisbee http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/many-uses-of-the-frisbee/ http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/many-uses-of-the-frisbee/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:05:29 +0000 admin http://sefteldemo.katasharya.com/?p=312 Made in his senior year of college for a class assignment, this short film was Josh Seftel’s first.

]]> http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/many-uses-of-the-frisbee/feed/ 0 An Early Intimate Encounter http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/an-early-intimate-encounter/ http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/an-early-intimate-encounter/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:03:56 +0000 admin http://sefteldemo.katasharya.com/?p=311 L.A. Times Arts Journalist Allan Jalon recalls an early intimate encounter in Allan and the Rose, a very short documentary by Joshua Seftel.

]]> http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/an-early-intimate-encounter/feed/ 0 The Making of Breaking the Mold http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/the-making-of-breaking-the-mold/ http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/the-making-of-breaking-the-mold/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:03:14 +0000 admin http://sefteldemo.katasharya.com/?p=310 Here’s a short film about the making of Breaking the Mold, featuring the director’s parents who tell the real story of the film.

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]]> http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/lost-found-on-npr/feed/ 0 Secret Life of Scientists Extras http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/secret-life-of-scientists-extras/ http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/secret-life-of-scientists-extras/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:02:01 +0000 admin http://sefteldemo.katasharya.com/?p=309 Here are a few extra fun Secret Life videos.

With Wrestler Rachel Collins:

With Speed Demon Jean Berko Gleason:

Cheering with Mollie Woodworth:

]]> http://seftel.com/2011/08/06/secret-life-of-scientists-extras/feed/ 0 New York Times — The Unwanted Children of Romania http://seftel.com/2011/08/02/the-unwanted-children-of-romania/ http://seftel.com/2011/08/02/the-unwanted-children-of-romania/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:12:20 +0000 admin http://seftel.com/?p=401 The New York Times – October 1, 1992

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