Directing
Jeffrey Schwarz
1969-09-15 · 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
Eating Out
The Celluloid Closet
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
Poison
I Am Divine
Tab Hunter Confidential
And the Oscar Goes To...
Love, Gilda
That Guy Dick Miller
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Frisk
Vito
Mysteries of Love
Movie credits · 322
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Commitment to Life
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Return to Chili Verde: Making ‘Lust in the Dust’
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
Valerie
Love, Gilda
Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’
Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"
The Fabulous Allan Carr
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
She's The Best Thing in It
Tab Hunter Confidential
I Am Divine
That Guy Dick Miller
And the Oscar Goes To...
Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'
Stories from the Plague
Different From the Others: A Legacy Preserved
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'
Final Destination 5: Circle of Death
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
Vito
"Footloose": Remembering Willard
Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"
Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate"
The Roommate: Dressing Dangerously
The Roommate: The Next Generation of Stars
From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica Parker
Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic
Marty on Film
Takers: Take Action!
Marty and Bobby
Raging Bull: Remembering Jake
Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby
Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'
Program Alice: Activated
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