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Jeffrey Schwarz

Directing · Born 1969-09-15 · New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

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Filmography

2026Mineshaft: The Cruising MurdersProducer
2024Hollywood BlackExecutive Producer
2023Commitment to LifeDirector
2021Boulevard! A Hollywood StorySelf
2019Return to Chili Verde: Making ‘Lust in the Dust’Producer
2019Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’Editor
2019ValerieSelf
2018Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’Producer
2018Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"Producer
2018Love, GildaConsulting Producer
2017The Fabulous Allan CarrProducer
2017The Untold Tales of Armistead MaupinConsulting Producer
2015Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes StoryExecutive Producer
2015She's The Best Thing in ItEditor
2015Tab Hunter ConfidentialProducer
2014I Am DivineDirector
2014That Guy Dick MillerExecutive Producer
2014And the Oscar Goes To...Co-Producer
2012Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'Producer
2012Stories from the PlagueProducer
2012Different From the Others: A Legacy PreservedProducer
2012Dancing with the 'Footloose' StarsProducer
2012Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'Producer
2011Final Destination 5: Circle of DeathProducer
2011Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'Producer
2011VitoDirector
2011"Footloose": Remembering WillardProducer
2011Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"Self
2011Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate"Producer
2011The Roommate: Dressing DangerouslyProducer
2011The Roommate: The Next Generation of StarsProducer
2011From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica ParkerProducer
2011Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"Producer
2011Raging Bull: Reflections on a ClassicProducer
2011Marty on FilmProducer
2011Takers: Take Action!Producer
2011Marty and BobbyDirector
2011Raging Bull: Remembering JakeProducer
2011Raging Bull: Marty & BobbyDirector
2010Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'Producer
2010Program Alice: ActivatedProducer
2010LeToya Luckett: A Rising StarProducer
2010The Music of 'the Preacher's Kid'Producer
2010The Preacher's Kid in AtlantaProducer
2010The Prodigal Experience: Reflections on a StoryProducer
2010Body Count: The Deaths of "Final Destination"Producer
2009Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin WilliamsonProducer
2009Starz Inside: Sex and the CinemaProducer
2009It Came from KucharSelf
2009Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’Director
200917 Agan: Going Back to 17Producer
200917 Again: Zac Goes BackProducer
200917 Again: Zac's Dance FlashbackProducer
2009The Spectacular Spider-Man: Stylizing SpideyProducer
2009On These Shoulders We StandConsulting Producer
2009Spider-Man: Re-AnimatedProducer
2009Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the ScenesProducer
2009House of HarringtonDirector
2009‘Friday’ Straight UpDirector
2009Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’Director
2008MilkCastro Man (uncredited)
2008For Life: The Journey of Dr. Dennis SlamonProducer
2008Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'Producer
2008Sex and the City: A Conversation with Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick KingProducer
2008Taking the Band: Making "Taking 5"Producer
2008Starz Inside: In the GutterProducer
2008Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack NicholsonProducer
2008Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan FreemanProducer
2008The Making of “Say”Producer
2008Q&A at the DGA: Rob Epstein and Tom AmmianoProducer
2008Wrangler: Anatomy of an IconDirector
2008Sex and the City: Fergie in the StudioProducer
2008Sex and the City: The Party That Never WasProducer
2008Sex and the City: The Wedding Dress Photo ShootProducer
2008The Fabulous Fashion of 'Sex and the City'Producer
2008Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the CityProducer
2008Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"Producer
2008Dreaming Slipstream DreamProducer
2008Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock”Producer
2008Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma TalesProducer
2008Resident Road Map: Reflections on the Future of the SeriesProducer
2008Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction'Producer
2008Fellow TravelersProducer
2008The Players: The Cast of 'Extinction'Producer
2008Writing a Bucket ListProducer
2007The Evolution of Resident Evil: Bridge to ExtinctionProducer
2007Resident Evil: Diary of an ApocalypseProducer
2007You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"Producer
2007Hairspray: Inside the Recording BoothProducer
2007'Hairspray' ExtentionsProducer
2007It's 'Hairspray'!Producer
2007Hairspray: Playing TracyProducer
2007The Roots of 'Hairspray'Producer
2007Hairspray: The Search for Tracy TurnbladProducer
2007Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to TurnbladProducer
2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StoryDirector
2007DP/30: Conversations About MoviesSelf
2007Rise Up and Shout!Producer
2007Exhuming 'The Messengers'Producer
2007Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a PrequelProducer
2007Snakes on a BlogProducer
2007Snakes on a Plane: Meet the ReptilesProducer
2007Snakes on a Video: Cobra StarshipProducer
2007Snakes on a Set: Behind the ScenesProducer
2007The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'Producer
2007Snakes on a Plane: Snakebite SurvivalProducer
2007Kong: Creating a MonsterProducer
2007Animatronic Snakes: A Visit to the Creature ShopProducer
2007CinemavilleSelf
2006Serving Seconds: The Making of 'Eating Out 2'Producer
2006Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’Producer
2006Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'Producer
2006Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'Producer
2006RV Nation: The Culture of Road WarriorsProducer
2006Robin Williams: A Family AffairProducer
2006Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher CowboyProducer
2006JoJo: The Pop PrincessDirector
2006Robin Williams: A Family AffairDirector
2006RV Nation: The Culture of Road WarriorsDirector
2006Hitchcocked!Producer
2006No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'Producer
2006Eating Out 2: Sloppy SecondsProducer
2006Shooting the Police: Cops on FilmProducer
2006"Jarhead" DiariesProducer
2006Semper Fi: Life After the CorpsProducer
2006Jarhead: BackgroundProducer
2006Death's Design: Making "Final Destination 3"Producer
2006Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a PlaneProducer
2006The House That Freddy BuiltProducer
2006Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's NightmaresProducer
2005Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'Producer
2005Why I Love 'Bewitched'Director
2005King Arthur: A Roundtable DiscussionProducer
2005De Niro vs. La Motta: Shot for ShotProducer
2005Reservoir Dogs RevisitedDirector
2005What Makes Fido Run?Producer
2005Paw Prints and Baby Steps: On the Set of “Son of The Mask”Producer
2005Digital Diapers and Dog Bytes: Creating “Son of The Mask”Producer
2005Chow Bella: Hollywood’s Pampered PoochesProducer
2005Cartoon LogicProducer
2005Introducing Cameron DiazProducer
2005Return to Edge CityProducer
2005Still Swingin’Producer
2004Game Over: Resident Evil ReanimatedProducer
2004Undead Boot CampProducer
2004Game BabesProducer
2004Symphony of EvilProducer
2004Corporate MalfeasanceProducer
2004Blood on the Land: The Making of a KingProducer
2004The Workaday GangsterProducer
2004Elf: Film School for KidsProducer
2004Elf: Tag Along with Will FerrellProducer
2004Elf: How they Made the North PoleProducer
2004Elf: Lights, Camera, Puffin!Producer
2004Elf: That's a WrapProducer
2004Elf: Kids on ChristmasProducer
2004Elf: Deck the HallsProducer
2004Elf: Santa ManiaProducer
2004Elf: Christmas in TinseltownProducer
2004Elf JukeboxProducer
2004Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'Producer
2004Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two TitansProducer
2004Ed Gein: The Ghoul of PlainfieldProducer
2004War Journal: On the Set of 'The Punisher'Producer
2004Army of One: Punisher OriginsProducer
2004Drawing Blood Bradstreet StyleProducer
2004Keepin' It Real: 'Punisher' StuntsProducer
2004East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of CarolcoProducer
2004Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"Producer
2004Paper Is Cheaper Than FilmProducer
2004Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'Producer
2004Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' LegacyProducer
2004Clive Barker: Raising HellProducer
2004Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' MythosProducer
2004From the Classroom to the Streets: The Making of 'Who's That Knocking at My Door'Producer
2004Filming for Your Life: Making After HoursProducer
2004People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'Producer
2004Obey the Lost Skeleton!Producer
2004The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Severed PartsProducer
2004The Running Man: Game TheoryProducer
2004Lockdown on Main StreetProducer
2004Eating OutAssociate Producer
2004Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'Producer
2004Stan Winston: Monster MogulProducer
2004Eliza Dushku: Babe in the WoodsProducer
2004Chainsaw Redux: Making a MassacreProducer
2004Meet Bob ShayeProducer
2004Code of Silence: Inside the Rampart ScandalProducer
2004Dialing Up "Cellular"Producer
2004Celling OutProducer
2004A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie DobbinsProducer
2003The Terror Gauge!Producer
2003Cheating Death: Beyond and BackProducer
2003Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'Producer
2003Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of HedwigProducer
2003Dick Miller: ThespianProducer
2003Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'Producer
2003Tears of the Sun: Voices of AfricaProducer
2003Minnesota NiceProducer
2003Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to LifeProducer
2003Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’Producer
2003The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'Producer
2002A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'Producer
2002Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in SpaceProducer
2002Rick Baker: Alien MakerProducer
2002Squish, Splat, Sploosh: The Stellar Sounds of 'Men in Black II'Producer
2002Men in Black II‎: Creature FeaturettesProducer
2002Men in Black II: MIB ADRProducer
2002Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to ComedyProducer
2002Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'Producer
2002Scoring "Resident Evil"Producer
2002This Is AutomatSelf
2002Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'Director
2002Jet Li Is 'The One'Producer
2002Mark Borchardt Was in 'The One' with Jet LiProducer
2002Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to ScreenProducer
2002The Many Lives of Jason VoorheesProducer
2002Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'Producer
2002Fighting for CareProducer
2002By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"Producer
2002The Politics of FurEditor
2002What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene StealersProducer
2002Drawing First Blood: 20 Years LaterProducer
2002Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'Producer
2002We Get to Win This TimeProducer
2002Afganistan: Land in CrisisProducer
2002The Real Nam: Voices From WithinProducer
2002Guts and GloryProducer
2002RambonomicsProducer
2002Suiting Up: Rambo's Survival HardwareProducer
2002Rambo: Selling a HeroProducer
2002Starship Troopers: Know Your FoeProducer
2002The Starships of “Starship Troopers”Producer
2002Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'Producer
2002Mackin’ Ain’t EasyProducer
2002Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'Producer
2002The Forging of Heroes: America’s Green BeretsProducer
2002Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'Producer
2002Life as a House: From the Ground UpProducer
2002Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"Producer
2002Taking the Punishment PollProducer
2002A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in TaipeiProducer
2002Chow Yun Fat Goes HollywoodProducer
2002Bones: Urban GothicProducer
2002Mysteries of LoveProducer
2001Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of MarsProducer
2001Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars'Producer
2001Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'Producer
2001Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'Producer
2001The Confidence ManEditor
2001Visions of MarsProducer
2001As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'Producer
2001Krull: Marvel Comics Video AdaptationProducer
2001Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'Editor
2001Paul Verhoeven vs. the MPAAProducer
2001Rescued from the ClosetProducer
2001One on One with Vito RussoProducer
2001Let the Games BeginProducer
2001The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"Producer
2001Adam Sandler Goes to HellDirector
2001Satan’s Top FortyProducer
2001From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital FilmmakingProducer
2001Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d UpDirector
2001Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the AngelsProducer
2001Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel WorldProducer
2001Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & LucyProducer
2001Charlie’s Angels: Angelic EffectsDirector
2001How Harry Met Sally…Editor
2001Imagining 'Total Recall'Producer
2001Predator: Welcome to the JungleProducer
2001Predator: CamouflageProducer
2001Predator: Character DesignProducer
2001Predator: Classified ActionProducer
2001Predator: Old PainlessProducer
2001Predator: The Life InsideProducer
2001Satan’s Top 40Director
2000If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'Producer
2000Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'Producer
2000Angels ForeverProducer
2000PremonitionsProducer
2000The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"Producer
2000KPFA On the AirAdditional Photography
2000Catching Up with Marty DiBergiProducer
2000The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter BogdanovichEditor
2000Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'Producer
2000Julie Strain: Supergoddess!Producer
2000Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'Producer
1999"Bats" AboundProducer
1999Virus: Ghost in the MachineProducer
1999Invisible Mom IIEditor
1999The Kid with X-Ray EyesEditor
1999Psycho PathProducer
1999Imagining 'Heavy Metal'Editor
1999The Dead Walk: Remaking a ClassicProducer
1999Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'Producer
1998A Bold AffairEditor
1998Bikini Traffic SchoolEditor
1998Leather Jacket Love StoryEditor
1998If I Die Before I WakeEditor
1998Scorpio OneEditor
1998Dear SantaEditor
1997Rapid AssaultEditor
1997The EscortEditor
1997Maximum SecurityEditor
1996Precious FindAssistant Editor
1996Phantom PainEditor
1996FriskAssistant Editor
1996The Celluloid ClosetAssistant Editor
1993Out ThereProduction Assistant
1993Gotta Give ‘Em HopeDirector
1993Al Lewis in the FleshDirector
1991PoisonProduction Assistant
1990Blood and DonutsDirector
—Goddess: The Fall and Rise of ShowgirlsDirector
—Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent FeaturetteProducer
—Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”Producer
—Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"Producer
—A Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on BroadwayProducer
—Diggin’ Up "Bones"Producer
—13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-OProducer
—Fleshing Out the Hollow ManProducer
—Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"Producer
—Step by Step: The Dances of 'Hairspray'Producer
—Multiverses Create 'The One'Producer
—Predator: The Unseen ArnoldProducer
—Resident Evil: Apocalypse: Stuntman Set TourProducer
—The Making of 'Sex and the City'Producer

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