Jeffrey Schwarz

Directing·Sep 15, 1969·New York City, New York, USA

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Jeffrey Schwarz is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker based in Los Angeles. His latest documentary is "Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders," which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2026. Other films include "Commitment to Life," "Boulevard! A Hollywood Story," "The Fabulous Allan Carr," "Tab Hunter Confidential," "I Am Divine," "Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon," "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story," and HBO Documentary Films’ "Vito." He is executive producer of "Hollywood Black" (2024), the Emmy-nominated MGM+ series directed by Justin Simien, which won the 2025 Independent Spirit Award for Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series. Schwarz is also the recipient of the 2015 Frameline Award for outstanding contribution to LGBTQ representation in film, television, and the media arts.

Film	Credit
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders2026 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Commitment to Life2023 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story2021 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’2019 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
CCrime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’2018 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"2018 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Fabulous Allan Carr2017 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Tab Hunter Confidential2015 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
I Am Divine2014 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'2012 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Stories from the Plague2012 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Different From the Others: A Legacy Preserved2012 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars2012 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'2012 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Vito2011 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
"Footloose": Remembering Willard2011 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"2011 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica Parker2011 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"2011 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic2011 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Marty on Film2011 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Marty and Bobby2011 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Raging Bull: Remembering Jake2011 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby2011 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'2010 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson2009 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema2009 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’2009 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
House of Harrington2009 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
‘Friday’ Straight Up2009 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’2009 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Starz Inside: In the Gutter2008 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon2008 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"2008 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Fellow Travelers2008 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"2007 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Roots of 'Hairspray'2007 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story2007 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel2007 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’2006 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'2006 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors2006 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Robin Williams: A Family Affair2006 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy2006 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
JoJo: The Pop Princess2006 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Robin Williams: A Family Affair2006 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors2006 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Hitchcocked!2006 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'2006 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film2006 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The House That Freddy Built2006 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'2005 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Why I Love 'Bewitched'2005 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Reservoir Dogs Revisited2005 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
What Makes Fido Run?2005 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Cartoon Logic2005 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Introducing Cameron Diaz2005 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Return to Edge City2005 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Still Swingin’2005 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated2004 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'2004 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco2004 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy2004 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos2004 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Clive Barker: Raising Hell2004 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'2004 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Severed Parts2004 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre2004 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Meet Bob Shaye2004 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Dialing Up "Cellular"2004 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Celling Out2004 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'2003 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'2003 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Tears of the Sun: Voices of Africa2003 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Minnesota Nice2003 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’2003 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'2003 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Scoring "Resident Evil"2002 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'2002 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen2002 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees2002 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'2002 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe2002 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Starships of “Starship Troopers”2002 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'2002 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"2002 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Taking the Punishment Poll2002 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood2002 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Mysteries of Love2002 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Visions of Mars2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Paul Verhoeven vs. the MPAA2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Rescued from the Closet2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
One on One with Vito Russo2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Let the Games Begin2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell2001 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Satan’s Top Forty2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up2001 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel World2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Charlie’s Angels: Angelic Effects2001 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
How Harry Met Sally…2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Imagining 'Total Recall'2001 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
SSatan’s Top 402001 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'2000 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Angels Forever2000 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Premonitions2000 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"2000 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi2000 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Julie Strain: Supergoddess!2000 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'2000 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
"Bats" Abound1999 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'1999 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic1999 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Imagining 'Heavy Metal'1999 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Gotta Give ‘Em Hope1993 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Al Lewis in the Flesh1993 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Blood and Donuts1990 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of ShowgirlsDirector, Producer	Director, Producer
Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"Producer, Director	Producer, Director
13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-OProducer, Director	Producer, Director
Fleshing Out the Hollow ManProducer, Director	Producer, Director
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"Producer, Director	Producer, Director