Directing
Jeffrey Schwarz
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.
Directing (125)
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls2027 · Director
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders2026 · Director
Commitment to Life2023 · Director
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story2021 · Director
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’2019 · Director
The Fabulous Allan Carr2017 · Director
Tab Hunter Confidential2015 · Director
I Am Divine2014 · Director
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'2012 · Director
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars2012 · Director
Larger Than Life: The Making of 'Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story'
Larger Than Life: The Making of 'Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story'2011 · Director
Remembering Jake
Remembering Jake2011 · Director
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic2011 · Director
Marty on Film
Marty on Film2011 · Director
Marty & Bobby
Marty & Bobby2011 · Director
Remembering Willard
Remembering Willard2011 · Director
Let's Dance! Kevin Bacon on 'Footloose'
Let's Dance! Kevin Bacon on 'Footloose'2011 · Director
From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interview with Sarah Jessica Parker
From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interview with Sarah Jessica Parker2011 · Director
Vito
Vito2011 · Director
'Friday' Straight Up
'Friday' Straight Up2009 · Director
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema2009 · Director
Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson
Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson2009 · Director
Setting It Straight: Making 'Set It Off'
Setting It Straight: Making 'Set It Off'2009 · Director
Gangsta Vision: Making 'Menace II Society'
Gangsta Vision: Making 'Menace II Society'2009 · Director
Fellow Travelers2008 · Director
House of Harrington
House of Harrington2008 · Director
Fellow Travelers
Fellow Travelers2008 · Director
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of 'A Raisin in the Sun'2008 · Director
Starz Inside: In the Gutter2008 · Director
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon2008 · Director
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story2007 · Director
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"2007 · Director
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel2007 · Director
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
The Roots of 'Hairspray'2007 · Director
JoJo: The Pop Princess2006 · Director
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'2006 · Director
The House That Freddy Built
The House That Freddy Built2006 · Director
Hitchcocked!
Hitchcocked!2006 · Director
Never Sleep Again: The Making of A Nightmare on Elm Street
Never Sleep Again: The Making of A Nightmare on Elm Street2006 · Director
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film2006 · Director
Return to Edge City
Return to Edge City2005 · Director
Dialing Up 'Cellular'
Dialing Up 'Cellular'2005 · Director
Cartoon Logic
Cartoon Logic2005 · Director
Introducing Cameron Diaz
Introducing Cameron Diaz2005 · Director
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'2005 · Director
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
Why I Love 'Bewitched'2005 · Director
Bewitched: Star Shots
Bewitched: Star Shots2005 · Director
'Reservoir Dogs' Revisited
'Reservoir Dogs' Revisited2005 · Director
Still Swingin'
Still Swingin'2005 · Director
Celling Out
Celling Out2004 · Director
Voices of Africa
Voices of Africa2004 · Director
Meet Bob Shaye
Meet Bob Shaye2004 · Director
Q&A at the DGA: Rob Epstein and Tom Ammiano
Q&A at the DGA: Rob Epstein and Tom Ammiano2004 · Director
Severed Parts
Severed Parts2004 · Director
Clive Barker: Raising Hell
Clive Barker: Raising Hell2004 · Director
Sweets to the Sweet: The Candyman Mythos
Sweets to the Sweet: The Candyman Mythos2004 · Director
East Meets West: 'Red Heat' and the Kings of Carolco
East Meets West: 'Red Heat' and the Kings of Carolco2004 · Director
I'm Not Russian, But I Play One on TV
I'm Not Russian, But I Play One on TV2004 · Director
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'2004 · Director
Corporate Malfeasance
Corporate Malfeasance2004 · Director
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Crew (245)
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls2027 · producer
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders2026 · Editor
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders2026 · Producer
Commitment to Life2023 · Editor
Commitment to Life2023 · Producer
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story2021 · Producer
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story2021 · Editor
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’2019 · Editor
Return to Chili Verde: Making 'Lust in the Dust'
Return to Chili Verde: Making 'Lust in the Dust'2019 · producer
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’2019 · Producer
I Survived 'The Tingler'
I Survived 'The Tingler'2018 · producer
Unleashing Percepto
Unleashing Percepto2018 · producer
Joan Crawford Had Me Fired
Joan Crawford Had Me Fired2018 · producer
On the Road with Joan Crawford
On the Road with Joan Crawford2018 · producer
Crime and Beauty: Remembering Female Trouble
Crime and Beauty: Remembering Female Trouble2018 · Editor
Crime and Beauty: Remembering Female Trouble
Crime and Beauty: Remembering Female Trouble2018 · producer
Love, Gilda2018 · Consulting Producer
Ballyhoo: Bob Thomas Interviews William Castle
Ballyhoo: Bob Thomas Interviews William Castle2018 · producer
Harrington on Harrington
Harrington on Harrington2018 · producer
The Punishment Poll: Richard Kahn Remembers
The Punishment Poll: Richard Kahn Remembers2018 · producer
The Fabulous Allan Carr2017 · Editor
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin2017 · Consulting Producer
The Fabulous Allan Carr2017 · Producer
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story2015 · Executive Producer
Tab Hunter Confidential2015 · Producer
Tab Hunter Confidential2015 · Editor
She's the Best Thing in It
She's the Best Thing in It2015 · producer
She's the Best Thing in It
She's the Best Thing in It2015 · Editor
And the Oscar Goes To...2014 · Co-Producer
I Am Divine2014 · Producer
That Guy Dick Miller2014 · Executive Producer
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'2012 · producer
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars2012 · producer
Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'
Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'2012 · producer
'The Roommate': The Next Generation of Stars
'The Roommate': The Next Generation of Stars2011 · producer
'the Roommate': Dressing Dangerously
'the Roommate': Dressing Dangerously2011 · producer
Obsession: The Making of 'The Roommate'
Obsession: The Making of 'The Roommate'2011 · producer
Larger Than Life: The Making of 'Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story'
Larger Than Life: The Making of 'Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story'2011 · producer
Takers: Take Action!
Takers: Take Action!2011 · producer
Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'
Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'2011 · producer
Remembering Jake
Remembering Jake2011 · producer
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic2011 · producer
Marty on Film
Marty on Film2011 · producer
Marty & Bobby
Marty & Bobby2011 · producer
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'2011 · producer
Final Destination 5: Circle of Death
Final Destination 5: Circle of Death2011 · producer
Let's Dance! Kevin Bacon on 'Footloose'
Let's Dance! Kevin Bacon on 'Footloose'2011 · producer
From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interview with Sarah Jessica Parker
From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interview with Sarah Jessica Parker2011 · producer
Vito
Vito2011 · producer
The Roommate: The Next Generation of Stars2011 · Producer
Remembering Willard
Remembering Willard2011 · producer
Program Alice: Activated
Program Alice: Activated2010 · producer
The Cast of Going the Distance: Off the Cuff
The Cast of Going the Distance: Off the Cuff2010 · producer
Going the Distance: A Guide to Long Distance Dating
Going the Distance: A Guide to Long Distance Dating2010 · producer
Going the Distance: How to Have a Perfect Date
Going the Distance: How to Have a Perfect Date2010 · producer
'Friday' Straight Up
'Friday' Straight Up2009 · producer
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'2009 · producer
For Life: The Journey of Dr. Dennis Slamon
For Life: The Journey of Dr. Dennis Slamon2009 · producer
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema2009 · Producer
Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes2009 · Producer
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Acting (6)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story2021 · Self
Larger Than Life: The Making of 'Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story'
Larger Than Life: The Making of 'Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story'2011 · Self - Director
It Came from Kuchar2009 · Self
Milk2008 · Castro Man (uncredited)
Cinemaville
Cinemaville2007 · Self
The Actress
The Actress1993 · In the Supermarket