Director
Jeffrey Schwarz
57 years · New York City, New York, USA · 305 films
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.
Coming next
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
Director, Producer
Date not announced
Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette
Producer
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Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”
Producer, Director
Date not announced
Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"
Producer, Director
Date not announced
A Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on Broadway
Producer
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Diggin’ Up "Bones"
Producer
Date not announced
13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O
Producer, Director
Date not announced
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
Producer, Director
Date not announced
Step by Step: The Dances of 'Hairspray'
Producer
Date not announced
Multiverses Create 'The One'
Producer
Date not announced
Predator: The Unseen Arnold
Producer
Date not announced
Resident Evil: Apocalypse: Stuntman Set Tour
Producer
Date not announced
The Making of 'Sex and the City'
Producer
Date not announced
Best known for
Milk
2008 · Castro Man (uncredited)
On YouTube Free
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
2006 · Producer
On Tubi TV
I Am Divine
2014 · Director, Producer
On MUBI
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015 · Producer, Editor
On Amazon Prime Video
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008 · Director, Producer
On Kanopy
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007 · Director, Editor
On Plex
Filmography 292
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026 · Producer, Director
Commitment to Life
2023 · Director, Producer
On Kanopy
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021 · Self, Director
On Kanopy
Return to Chili Verde: Making ‘Lust in the Dust’
2019 · Producer
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
2019 · Editor, Producer
Valerie
2019 · Self
Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"
2018 · Producer, Director
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 · Producer, Director
On Amazon Prime Video
She's The Best Thing in It
2015 · Editor, Producer
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015 · Producer, Editor
On Amazon Prime Video
I Am Divine
2014 · Director, Producer
On MUBI
Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'
2012 · Producer, Director
Stories from the Plague
2012 · Producer, Director
Different From the Others: A Legacy Preserved
2012 · Producer, Director
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars
2012 · Producer, Director
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'
2012 · Producer, Director
Final Destination 5: Circle of Death
2011 · Producer
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
2011 · Producer
Vito
2011 · Director, Producer
On OVID
"Footloose": Remembering Willard
2011 · Producer, Director
Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"
2011 · Self, Producer
Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate"
2011 · Producer
The Roommate: Dressing Dangerously
2011 · Producer
The Roommate: The Next Generation of Stars
2011 · Producer