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Jeffrey Schwarz
- Born
- 1969-09-15
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
324 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026 · Movie
Director · Producer · Editor
Hollywood Black
2024 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Commitment to Life
2023 · Movie
Director · Editor · Producer
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021 · Movie
Self · Director · Editor · Producer
Return to Chili Verde: Making ‘Lust in the Dust’
2019 · Movie
Producer
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
2019 · Movie
Editor · Producer · Director
Valerie
2019 · Movie
Self
Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’
2018 · Movie
Producer · Editor · Director
Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"
2018 · Movie
Producer · Director · Editor
Love, Gilda
2018 · Movie
Consulting Producer
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 · Movie
Producer · Director · Editor
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017 · Movie
Consulting Producer
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
2015 · Movie
Executive Producer
She's The Best Thing in It
2015 · Movie
Editor · Producer
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015 · Movie
Producer · Editor · Director
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014 · Movie
Co-Producer
I Am Divine
2014 · Movie
Director · Producer
That Guy Dick Miller
2014 · Movie
Executive Producer
Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'
2012 · Movie
Producer · Director
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars
2012 · Movie
Producer · Director
Different From the Others: A Legacy Preserved
2012 · Movie
Producer · Director
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'
2012 · Movie
Producer · Director
Stories from the Plague
2012 · Movie
Producer · Director
"Footloose": Remembering Willard
2011 · Movie
Producer · Director
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
2011 · Movie
Producer
Final Destination 5: Circle of Death
2011 · Movie
Producer
From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica Parker
2011 · Movie
Producer · Director
Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"
2011 · Movie
Self · Producer · Director
Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"
2011 · Movie
Producer · Director
Marty and Bobby
2011 · Movie
Director · Producer
Marty on Film
2011 · Movie
Producer · Director
Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate"
2011 · Movie
Producer
Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby
2011 · Movie
Director · Producer
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic
2011 · Movie
Producer · Director
Raging Bull: Remembering Jake
2011 · Movie
Producer · Director
Takers: Take Action!
2011 · Movie
Producer
The Roommate: Dressing Dangerously
2011 · Movie
Producer
The Roommate: The Next Generation of Stars
2011 · Movie
Producer
Vito
2011 · Movie
Director · Producer
Body Count: The Deaths of "Final Destination"
2010 · Movie
Producer
LeToya Luckett: A Rising Star
2010 · Movie
Producer
Program Alice: Activated
2010 · Movie
Producer
The Music of 'the Preacher's Kid'
2010 · Movie
Producer
The Preacher's Kid in Atlanta
2010 · Movie
Producer
The Prodigal Experience: Reflections on a Story
2010 · Movie
Producer
Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'
2010 · Movie
Producer · Director
‘Friday’ Straight Up
2009 · Movie
Director · Producer
17 Again: Zac Goes Back
2009 · Movie
Producer
17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback
2009 · Movie
Producer
17 Agan: Going Back to 17
2009 · Movie
Producer
Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson
2009 · Movie
Producer · Director
Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’
2009 · Movie
Producer · Director
House of Harrington
2009 · Movie
Director · Producer
It Came from Kuchar
2009 · Movie
Self
On These Shoulders We Stand
2009 · Movie
Consulting Producer
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
2009 · Movie
Producer · Director
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
2009 · Movie
Producer · Director
Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes
2009 · Movie
Producer
Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction'
2008 · Movie
Producer
Dreaming Slipstream Dream
2008 · Movie
Producer
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
2008 · Movie
Producer · Director
Fellow Travelers
2008 · Movie
Producer · Director
For Life: The Journey of Dr. Dennis Slamon
2008 · Movie
Producer
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
2008 · Movie
Producer
Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City
2008 · Movie
Producer
Milk
2008 · Movie
Castro Man (uncredited)
Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales
2008 · Movie
Producer
Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock”
2008 · Movie
Producer
Resident Road Map: Reflections on the Future of the Series
2008 · Movie
Producer
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson
2008 · Movie
Producer
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman
2008 · Movie
Producer
Sex and the City: A Conversation with Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick King
2008 · Movie
Producer
Sex and the City: Fergie in the Studio
2008 · Movie
Producer
Sex and the City: The Party That Never Was
2008 · Movie
Producer
Sex and the City: The Wedding Dress Photo Shoot
2008 · Movie
Producer
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
2008 · Movie
Producer · Director
Taking the Band: Making "Taking 5"
2008 · Movie
Producer
The Fabulous Fashion of 'Sex and the City'
2008 · Movie
Producer
The Making of “Say”
2008 · Movie
Producer
The Players: The Cast of 'Extinction'
2008 · Movie
Producer
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008 · Movie
Director · Producer
Writing a Bucket List
2008 · Movie
Producer
'Hairspray' Extentions
2007 · Movie
Producer
Animatronic Snakes: A Visit to the Creature Shop
2007 · Movie
Producer
Cinemaville
2007 · Movie
Self
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
2007 · Movie
Producer · Director
DP/30: Conversations About Movies
2007 · TV Show
Self
Exhuming 'The Messengers'
2007 · Movie
Producer
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
2007 · Movie
Producer
Hairspray: Playing Tracy
2007 · Movie
Producer
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
2007 · Movie
Producer
Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
2007 · Movie
Producer
It's 'Hairspray'!
2007 · Movie
Producer
Kong: Creating a Monster
2007 · Movie
Producer
Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse
2007 · Movie
Producer
Rise Up and Shout!
2007 · Movie
Producer
Snakes on a Blog
2007 · Movie
Producer
Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles
2007 · Movie
Producer
Snakes on a Plane: Snakebite Survival
2007 · Movie
Producer
Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes
2007 · Movie
Producer
Snakes on a Video: Cobra Starship
2007 · Movie
Producer
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007 · Movie
Director · Editor · Producer
The Evolution of Resident Evil: Bridge to Extinction
2007 · Movie
Producer
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
2007 · Movie
Producer · Director
The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'
2007 · Movie
Producer
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
2007 · Movie
Producer · Director
"Jarhead" Diaries
2006 · Movie
Producer
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
2006 · Movie
Producer · Director
Death's Design: Making "Final Destination 3"
2006 · Movie
Producer
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
2006 · Movie
Producer
Hitchcocked!
2006 · Movie
Producer · Director
Jarhead: Background
2006 · Movie
Producer
JoJo: The Pop Princess
2006 · Movie
Director · Producer
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
2006 · Movie
Producer · Director
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
2006 · Movie
Producer
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006 · Movie
Producer · Director
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
2006 · Movie
Producer · Director
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
2006 · Movie
Producer
Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane
2006 · Movie
Producer
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006 · Movie
Producer · Director
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006 · Movie
Director · Producer
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006 · Movie
Producer · Director
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006 · Movie
Director · Producer
Semper Fi: Life After the Corps
2006 · Movie
Producer
Serving Seconds: The Making of 'Eating Out 2'
2006 · Movie
Producer
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
2006 · Movie
Producer · Director
The House That Freddy Built
2006 · Movie
Producer · Director
Cartoon Logic
2005 · Movie
Producer · Director
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
2005 · Movie
Producer · Director
Chow Bella: Hollywood’s Pampered Pooches
2005 · Movie
Producer
De Niro vs. La Motta: Shot for Shot
2005 · Movie
Producer
Digital Diapers and Dog Bytes: Creating “Son of The Mask”
2005 · Movie
Producer
Introducing Cameron Diaz
2005 · Movie
Producer · Director
King Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion
2005 · Movie
Producer
Paw Prints and Baby Steps: On the Set of “Son of The Mask”
2005 · Movie
Producer
Reservoir Dogs Revisited
2005 · Movie
Producer · Director
Return to Edge City
2005 · Movie
Producer · Director
Still Swingin’
2005 · Movie
Producer · Editor · Director
What Makes Fido Run?
2005 · Movie
Producer · Director
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
2005 · Movie
Director · Producer
A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie Dobbins
2004 · Movie
Producer
Army of One: Punisher Origins
2004 · Movie
Producer
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
2004 · Movie
Producer
Celling Out
2004 · Movie
Producer · Director
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
2004 · Movie
Producer · Director
Clive Barker: Raising Hell
2004 · Movie
Producer · Director
Code of Silence: Inside the Rampart Scandal
2004 · Movie
Producer
Corporate Malfeasance
2004 · Movie
Producer
Dialing Up "Cellular"
2004 · Movie
Producer · Director
Drawing Blood Bradstreet Style
2004 · Movie
Producer
East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco
2004 · Movie
Producer · Director
Eating Out
2004 · Movie
Associate Producer
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield
2004 · Movie
Producer
Elf Jukebox
2004 · Movie
Producer
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
2004 · Movie
Producer
Elf: Deck the Halls
2004 · Movie
Producer
Elf: Film School for Kids
2004 · Movie
Producer
Elf: How they Made the North Pole
2004 · Movie
Producer
Elf: Kids on Christmas
2004 · Movie
Producer
Elf: Lights, Camera, Puffin!
2004 · Movie
Producer
Elf: Santa Mania
2004 · Movie
Producer
Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell
2004 · Movie
Producer
Elf: That's a Wrap
2004 · Movie
Producer
Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods
2004 · Movie
Producer
Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours
2004 · Movie
Producer
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'
2004 · Movie
Producer
From the Classroom to the Streets: The Making of 'Who's That Knocking at My Door'
2004 · Movie
Producer
Game Babes
2004 · Movie
Producer
Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated
2004 · Movie
Producer · Director
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
2004 · Movie
Producer
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
2004 · Movie
Producer · Director
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"
2004 · Movie
Producer · Director
Keepin' It Real: Punisher Stunts
2004 · Movie
Producer
Lockdown on Main Street
2004 · Movie
Producer
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004 · Movie
Producer · Director
Meet Bob Shaye
2004 · Movie
Producer · Director
Obey the Lost Skeleton!
2004 · Movie
Producer
Paper Is Cheaper Than Film
2004 · Movie
Producer
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
2004 · Movie
Producer · Director
Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
2004 · Movie
Producer
Stan Winston: Monster Mogul
2004 · Movie
Producer
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
2004 · Movie
Producer · Director
Symphony of Evil
2004 · Movie
Producer
The Running Man: Game Theory
2004 · Movie
Producer
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Severed Parts
2004 · Movie
Producer · Director
The Workaday Gangster
2004 · Movie
Producer
Undead Boot Camp
2004 · Movie
Producer
Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two Titans
2004 · Movie
Producer
War Journal: On the Set of The Punisher
2004 · Movie
Producer
Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
2003 · Movie
Producer
Cheating Death: Beyond and Back
2003 · Movie
Producer
Dick Miller: Thespian
2003 · Movie
Producer
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'
2003 · Movie
Producer · Director
Minnesota Nice
2003 · Movie
Producer · Director
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
2003 · Movie
Director · Producer
Tears of the Sun: Voices of Africa
2003 · Movie
Producer · Director
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'
2003 · Movie
Producer · Director
The Terror Gauge!
2003 · Movie
Producer
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003 · Movie
Producer · Director
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
2003 · Movie
Producer
A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei
2002 · Movie
Producer
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
2002 · Movie
Producer
Afganistan: Land in Crisis
2002 · Movie
Producer
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
2002 · Movie
Producer · Director
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
2002 · Movie
Producer
Bones: Urban Gothic
2002 · Movie
Producer
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
2002 · Movie
Producer
Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'
2002 · Movie
Producer
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
2002 · Movie
Producer · Director
Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
2002 · Movie
Producer
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
2002 · Movie
Producer · Director
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
2002 · Movie
Producer
Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later
2002 · Movie
Producer
Fighting for Care
2002 · Movie
Producer
Guts and Glory
2002 · Movie
Producer
Jet Li Is 'The One'
2002 · Movie
Producer
Life as a House: From the Ground Up
2002 · Movie
Producer
Mackin’ Ain’t Easy
2002 · Movie
Producer
Mark Borchardt Was in 'The One' with Jet Li
2002 · Movie
Producer
Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
2002 · Movie
Producer
Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes
2002 · Movie
Producer
Men in Black II: MIB ADR
2002 · Movie
Producer
Mysteries of Love
2002 · Movie
Director · Producer
Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen
2002 · Movie
Producer · Director
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"
2002 · Movie
Producer · Director
Rambo: Selling a Hero
2002 · Movie
Producer
Rambonomics
2002 · Movie
Producer
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'
2002 · Movie
Producer
Rick Baker: Alien Maker
2002 · Movie
Producer
Scoring "Resident Evil"
2002 · Movie
Producer · Director
Squish, Splat, Sploosh: The Stellar Sounds of 'Men in Black II'
2002 · Movie
Producer
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
2002 · Movie
Producer · Director
Suiting Up: Rambo's Survival Hardware
2002 · Movie
Producer
Taking the Punishment Poll
2002 · Movie
Producer · Director
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
2002 · Movie
Director · Producer
The Forging of Heroes: America’s Green Berets
2002 · Movie
Producer
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees
2002 · Movie
Producer · Director
The Politics of Fur
2002 · Movie
Editor
The Real Nam: Voices From Within
2002 · Movie
Producer
The Starships of “Starship Troopers”
2002 · Movie
Producer · Director
This Is Automat
2002 · Movie
Self · Producer
We Get to Win This Time
2002 · Movie
Producer
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers
2002 · Movie
Producer
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
2001 · Movie
Producer · Director
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy
2001 · Movie
Producer · Director
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001 · Movie
Director · Producer
Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'
2001 · Movie
Producer · Director
Charlie’s Angels: Angelic Effects
2001 · Movie
Director · Producer
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
2001 · Movie
Director · Producer
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels
2001 · Movie
Producer · Director
Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel World
2001 · Movie
Producer · Director
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
2001 · Movie
Producer · Director
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2001 · Movie
Producer
How Harry Met Sally…
2001 · Movie
Editor · Producer · Director
Imagining 'Total Recall'
2001 · Movie
Producer · Director
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2001 · Movie
Producer · Editor · Director
Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation
2001 · Movie
Producer · Director
Let the Games Begin
2001 · Movie
Producer · Director
One on One with Vito Russo
2001 · Movie
Producer · Director
Paul Verhoeven vs. the MPAA
2001 · Movie
Producer · Director
Predator: Camouflage
2001 · Movie
Producer
Predator: Character Design
2001 · Movie
Producer
Predator: Classified Action
2001 · Movie
Producer
Predator: Old Painless
2001 · Movie
Producer
Predator: The Life Inside
2001 · Movie
Producer
Predator: Welcome to the Jungle
2001 · Movie
Producer
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
2001 · Movie
Producer
Rescued from the Closet
2001 · Movie
Producer · Editor · Director
Satan’s Top 40
2001 · Movie
Director · Producer
Satan’s Top Forty
2001 · Movie
Producer · Director
Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars'
2001 · Movie
Producer
The Confidence Man
2001 · Movie
Editor
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
2001 · Movie
Producer · Director
Visions of Mars
2001 · Movie
Producer · Director
Angels Forever
2000 · Movie
Producer · Director
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
2000 · Movie
Producer · Director
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000 · Movie
Producer
Julie Strain: Supergoddess!
2000 · Movie
Producer · Director
KPFA On the Air
2000 · Movie
Additional Photography
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'
2000 · Movie
Producer
Premonitions
2000 · Movie
Producer · Director
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
2000 · Movie
Producer · Editor · Director
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000 · Movie
Producer · Director
The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich
2000 · Movie
Editor
The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"
2000 · Movie
Producer · Director
"Bats" Abound
1999 · Movie
Producer · Director
Imagining 'Heavy Metal'
1999 · Movie
Editor · Producer · Director
Invisible Mom II
1999 · Movie
Editor
Psycho Path
1999 · Movie
Producer · Editor
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
1999 · Movie
Producer · Editor · Director
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic
1999 · Movie
Producer · Director
The Kid with X-Ray Eyes
1999 · Movie
Editor
Virus: Ghost in the Machine
1999 · Movie
Producer · Editor
A Bold Affair
1998 · Movie
Editor
Bikini Traffic School
1998 · Movie
Editor
Dear Santa
1998 · Movie
Editor
If I Die Before I Wake
1998 · Movie
Editor
Leather Jacket Love Story
1998 · Movie
Editor
Scorpio One
1998 · Movie
Editor
Maximum Security
1997 · Movie
Editor
Rapid Assault
1997 · Movie
Editor
The Escort
1997 · Movie
Editor
Frisk
1996 · Movie
Assistant Editor
Phantom Pain
1996 · Movie
Editor
Precious Find
1996 · Movie
Assistant Editor
The Celluloid Closet
1996 · Movie
Assistant Editor
Al Lewis in the Flesh
1993 · Movie
Director · Producer · Editor
Gotta Give ‘Em Hope
1993 · Movie
Director · Producer · Editor
Out There
1993 · Movie
Production Assistant
Poison
1991 · Movie
Production Assistant
Blood and Donuts
1990 · Movie
Director · Writer · Producer · Editor
13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O
Date unknown · Movie
Producer · Director
A Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on Broadway
Date unknown · Movie
Producer
Diggin’ Up "Bones"
Date unknown · Movie
Producer
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
Date unknown · Movie
Producer · Director
Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"
Date unknown · Movie
Producer · Director
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
Date unknown · Movie
Director · Producer
Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette
Date unknown · Movie
Producer
Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”
Date unknown · Movie
Producer · Director
Multiverses Create 'The One'
Date unknown · Movie
Producer
Predator: The Unseen Arnold
Date unknown · Movie
Producer
Resident Evil: Apocalypse: Stuntman Set Tour
Date unknown · Movie
Producer
Step by Step: The Dances of 'Hairspray'
Date unknown · Movie
Producer
The Making of 'Sex and the City'
Date unknown · Movie
Producer