Director
Jeffrey Schwarz
7 movies as actor · 130 as director
Born Sep 15, 1969 (age 57)From New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known for
Milk
2008 · History, Drama
I Am Divine
2014 · Documentary
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015 · Documentary
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008 · Documentary
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007 · Documentary
Vito
2011 · Documentary
Mysteries of Love
2002 · Documentary
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2001 · Documentary
It Came from Kuchar
2009 · Documentary
Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'
2012 · Documentary
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
2006 · Documentary
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006 · Documentary, Music
Movies directed by Jeffrey Schwarz
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
Upcoming
13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O
Upcoming
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
Upcoming
Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”
Upcoming
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"
Upcoming
Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"
Upcoming
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026
Commitment to Life
2023
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
2019
Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble
Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’
2018
Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"
2018
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
I Am Divine
2014
Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'
2012
Stories from the Plague
2012
Different From the Others: A Legacy Preserved
2012
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars
2012
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'
2012
Vito
2011
"Footloose": Remembering Willard
2011
Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"
2011
Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"
2011
From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica Parker
2011
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic
2011
Marty on Film
2011
Marty and Bobby
2011
Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby
2011
Raging Bull: Remembering Jake
2011
Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'
2010
Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson
2009
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
2009
Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’
2009
House of Harrington
2009
‘Friday’ Straight Up
2009
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
2009
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
2008
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
2008
Fellow Travelers
2008
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
2007
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
2007
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
2007
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
2006
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
2006
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006
JoJo: The Pop Princess
2006
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
2006
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006
Hitchcocked!
2006
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
2006
The House That Freddy Built
2006
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
2005
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
2005
Reservoir Dogs Revisited
2005
What Makes Fido Run?
2005
Cartoon Logic
2005
Introducing Cameron Diaz
2005
Return to Edge City
2005
Still Swingin’
2005
Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated
2004
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
2004
East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco
2004
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
2004
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004
Clive Barker: Raising Hell
2004
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
2004
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Severed Parts
2004
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
2004
Meet Bob Shaye
2004
Dialing Up "Cellular"
2004
Celling Out
2004
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
2003
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'
2003
Tears of the Sun: Voices of Africa
2003
Minnesota Nice
2003
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'
2003
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003
Scoring "Resident Evil"
2002
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
2002
Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen
2002
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees
2002
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
2002
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
2002
The Starships of “Starship Troopers”
2002
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
2002
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"
2002
Taking the Punishment Poll
2002
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
2002
Mysteries of Love
2002
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
2001
Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'
2001
Visions of Mars
2001
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation
2001
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2001
Paul Verhoeven vs. the MPAA
2001
Rescued from the Closet
2001
One on One with Vito Russo
2001
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
2001
Let the Games Begin
2001
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
2001
Satan’s Top Forty
2001
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
2001
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels
2001
Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel World
2001
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy
2001
Charlie’s Angels: Angelic Effects
2001
How Harry Met Sally…
2001
Imagining 'Total Recall'
2001
Satan’s Top 40
Satan’s Top 40
2001
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000
Angels Forever
2000
The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"
2000
Premonitions
2000
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
2000
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
2000
Julie Strain: Supergoddess!
2000
"Bats" Abound
1999
Imagining 'Heavy Metal'
1999
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
1999
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic
1999
Gotta Give ‘Em Hope
1993
Al Lewis in the Flesh
1993
Blood and Donuts
1990
Jeffrey Schwarz as actor
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