Jeffrey Schwarz
- Born
- September 15, 1969 (57 years old)
- Place of birth
- 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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Known for
Filmography
- —Goddess: The Fall and Rise of ShowgirlsFilm · Director, Producer
- —Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent FeaturetteFilm · Producer
- —Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”Film · Producer, Director
- —Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"Film · Producer, Director
- —A Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on BroadwayFilm · Producer
- —Diggin’ Up "Bones"Film · Producer
- —13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-OFilm · Producer, Director
- —Fleshing Out the Hollow ManFilm · Producer, Director
- —Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"Film · Producer, Director
- —Step by Step: The Dances of 'Hairspray'Film · Producer
- —Multiverses Create 'The One'Film · Producer
- —Predator: The Unseen ArnoldFilm · Producer
- —Resident Evil: Apocalypse: Stuntman Set TourFilm · Producer
- —The Making of 'Sex and the City'Film · Producer
- 2026Mineshaft: The Cruising MurdersFilm · Director, Producer, Editor
- 2024Hollywood BlackSeries · Executive Producer
- 2023Commitment to LifeFilm · Director, Editor, Producer
- 2021Boulevard! A Hollywood StoryFilm · Director, Editor, Producer
- 2019Return to Chili Verde: Making ‘Lust in the Dust’Film · Producer
- 2019Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’Film · Editor, Producer, Director
- 2018Love, GildaFilm · Consulting Producer★ 7.2
- 2018Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’Film · Producer, Editor, Director
- 2018Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"Film · Producer, Director, Editor
- 2017The Fabulous Allan CarrFilm · Producer, Director, Editor
- 2017The Untold Tales of Armistead MaupinFilm · Consulting Producer★ 6.3
- 2015Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes StoryFilm · Executive Producer
- 2015She's The Best Thing in ItFilm · Editor, Producer
- 2015Tab Hunter ConfidentialFilm · Producer, Editor, Director★ 7.2
- 2014I Am DivineFilm · Director, Producer★ 7.3
- 2014That Guy Dick MillerFilm · Executive Producer★ 7.0
- 2014And the Oscar Goes To...Film · Co-Producer★ 6.8
- 2012Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'Film · Producer, Director
- 2012Stories from the PlagueFilm · Producer, Director
- 2012Different From the Others: A Legacy PreservedFilm · Producer, Director
- 2012Dancing with the 'Footloose' StarsFilm · Producer, Director
- 2012Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'Film · Producer, Director
- 2011Final Destination 5: Circle of DeathFilm · Producer
- 2011Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'Film · Producer
- 2011VitoFilm · Director, Producer
- 2011"Footloose": Remembering WillardFilm · Producer, Director
- 2011Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"Film · Producer, Director
- 2011Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate"Film · Producer
- 2011The Roommate: Dressing DangerouslyFilm · Producer
- 2011The Roommate: The Next Generation of StarsFilm · Producer
- 2011From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica ParkerFilm · Producer, Director
- 2011Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"Film · Producer, Director
- 2011Raging Bull: Reflections on a ClassicFilm · Producer, Director
- 2011Marty on FilmFilm · Producer, Director
- 2011Takers: Take Action!Film · Producer
- 2011Marty and BobbyFilm · Director, Producer
- 2011Raging Bull: Remembering JakeFilm · Producer, Director
- 2011Raging Bull: Marty & BobbyFilm · Director, Producer
- 2010Program Alice: ActivatedFilm · Producer
- 2010Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'Film · Producer, Director
- 2010LeToya Luckett: A Rising StarFilm · Producer
- 2010The Music of 'the Preacher's Kid'Film · Producer
- 2010The Preacher's Kid in AtlantaFilm · Producer
- 2010The Prodigal Experience: Reflections on a StoryFilm · Producer
- 2010Body Count: The Deaths of "Final Destination"Film · Producer
- 2009Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin WilliamsonFilm · Producer, Director
- 2009Starz Inside: Sex and the CinemaFilm · Producer, Director
- 2009Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’Film · Producer, Director
- 200917 Agan: Going Back to 17Film · Producer
- 200917 Again: Zac Goes BackFilm · Producer
- 200917 Again: Zac's Dance FlashbackFilm · Producer
- 2009On These Shoulders We StandFilm · Consulting Producer
- 2009Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the ScenesFilm · Producer
- 2009House of HarringtonFilm · Director, Producer
- 2009‘Friday’ Straight UpFilm · Director, Producer
- 2009Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’Film · Producer, Director
- 2008For Life: The Journey of Dr. Dennis SlamonFilm · Producer
- 2008Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'Film · Producer
- 2008Sex and the City: A Conversation with Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick KingFilm · Producer
- 2008Taking the Band: Making "Taking 5"Film · Producer
- 2008Starz Inside: In the GutterFilm · Producer, Director
- 2008Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack NicholsonFilm · Producer
- 2008Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan FreemanFilm · Producer
- 2008The Making of “Say”Film · Producer
- 2008Wrangler: Anatomy of an IconFilm · Director, Producer
- 2008Sex and the City: Fergie in the StudioFilm · Producer
- 2008Sex and the City: The Party That Never WasFilm · Producer
- 2008Sex and the City: The Wedding Dress Photo ShootFilm · Producer
- 2008The Fabulous Fashion of 'Sex and the City'Film · Producer
- 2008Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the CityFilm · Producer
- 2008Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"Film · Producer, Director
- 2008Dreaming Slipstream DreamFilm · Producer
- 2008Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock”Film · Producer
- 2008Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma TalesFilm · Producer
- 2008Resident Road Map: Reflections on the Future of the SeriesFilm · Producer
- 2008Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction'Film · Producer
- 2008Fellow TravelersFilm · Producer, Director
- 2008The Players: The Cast of 'Extinction'Film · Producer
- 2008Writing a Bucket ListFilm · Producer
- 2007The Evolution of Resident Evil: Bridge to ExtinctionFilm · Producer
- 2007Resident Evil: Diary of an ApocalypseFilm · Producer
- 2007You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"Film · Producer, Director
- 2007Hairspray: Inside the Recording BoothFilm · Producer
- 2007'Hairspray' ExtentionsFilm · Producer
- 2007It's 'Hairspray'!Film · Producer
- 2007Hairspray: Playing TracyFilm · Producer
- 2007The Roots of 'Hairspray'Film · Producer, Director
- 2007Hairspray: The Search for Tracy TurnbladFilm · Producer
- 2007Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to TurnbladFilm · Producer
- 2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StoryFilm · Director, Editor, Producer
- 2007Rise Up and Shout!Rise Up and Shout!Film · Producer
- 2007Exhuming 'The Messengers'Film · Producer
- 2007Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a PrequelFilm · Producer, Director
- 2007Snakes on a BlogFilm · Producer
- 2007Snakes on a Plane: Meet the ReptilesFilm · Producer
- 2007Snakes on a Video: Cobra StarshipFilm · Producer
- 2007Snakes on a Set: Behind the ScenesFilm · Producer
- 2007The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'Film · Producer
- 2007Snakes on a Plane: Snakebite SurvivalFilm · Producer
- 2007Kong: Creating a MonsterFilm · Producer
- 2007Animatronic Snakes: A Visit to the Creature ShopFilm · Producer
- 2006Serving Seconds: The Making of 'Eating Out 2'Film · Producer
- 2006Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’Film · Producer, Director
- 2006Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'Film · Producer, Director
- 2006Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'Film · Producer
- 2006RV Nation: The Culture of Road WarriorsFilm · Producer, Director
- 2006Robin Williams: A Family AffairFilm · Producer, Director
- 2006Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher CowboyFilm · Producer, Director
- 2006JoJo: The Pop PrincessFilm · Director, Producer
- 2006Robin Williams: A Family AffairFilm · Director, Producer
- 2006RV Nation: The Culture of Road WarriorsFilm · Director, Producer
- 2006Hitchcocked!Film · Producer, Director
- 2006No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'Film · Producer, Director
- 2006Eating Out 2: Sloppy SecondsFilm · Producer★ 6.1
- 2006Shooting the Police: Cops on FilmFilm · Producer, Director
- 2006"Jarhead" DiariesFilm · Producer
- 2006Semper Fi: Life After the CorpsFilm · Producer
- 2006Jarhead: BackgroundFilm · Producer
- 2006Death's Design: Making "Final Destination 3"Film · Producer
- 2006Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a PlaneFilm · Producer
- 2006The House That Freddy BuiltFilm · Producer, Director
- 2006Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's NightmaresFilm · Producer
- 2005Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'Film · Producer, Director
- 2005Why I Love 'Bewitched'Film · Director, Producer
- 2005King Arthur: A Roundtable DiscussionFilm · Producer
- 2005De Niro vs. La Motta: Shot for ShotFilm · Producer
- 2005Reservoir Dogs RevisitedFilm · Producer, Director
- 2005What Makes Fido Run?Film · Producer, Director
- 2005Paw Prints and Baby Steps: On the Set of “Son of The Mask”Film · Producer
- 2005Digital Diapers and Dog Bytes: Creating “Son of The Mask”Film · Producer
- 2005Chow Bella: Hollywood’s Pampered PoochesFilm · Producer
- 2005Cartoon LogicFilm · Producer, Director
- 2005Introducing Cameron DiazFilm · Producer, Director
- 2005Return to Edge CityFilm · Producer, Director
- 2005Still Swingin’Film · Producer, Editor, Director
- 2004Game Over: Resident Evil ReanimatedFilm · Producer, Director
- 2004Undead Boot CampFilm · Producer
- 2004Game BabesFilm · Producer
- 2004Symphony of EvilFilm · Producer
- 2004Corporate MalfeasanceFilm · Producer
- 2004Blood on the Land: The Making of a KingFilm · Producer
- 2004The Workaday GangsterFilm · Producer
- 2004Elf: Film School for KidsFilm · Producer
- 2004Elf: Tag Along with Will FerrellFilm · Producer
- 2004Elf: How they Made the North PoleFilm · Producer
- 2004Elf: Lights, Camera, Puffin!Film · Producer
- 2004Elf: That's a WrapFilm · Producer
- 2004Elf: Kids on ChristmasFilm · Producer
- 2004Elf: Deck the HallsFilm · Producer
- 2004Elf: Santa ManiaFilm · Producer
- 2004Elf: Christmas in TinseltownFilm · Producer
- 2004Elf JukeboxFilm · Producer
- 2004Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'Film · Producer, Director
- 2004Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two TitansFilm · Producer
- 2004Ed Gein: The Ghoul of PlainfieldFilm · Producer
- 2004War Journal: On the Set of The PunisherFilm · Producer
- 2004Army of One: Punisher OriginsFilm · Producer
- 2004Drawing Blood Bradstreet StyleFilm · Producer
- 2004Keepin' It Real: 'Punisher' StuntsFilm · Producer
- 2004East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of CarolcoFilm · Producer, Director
- 2004Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"Film · Producer
- 2004Paper Is Cheaper Than FilmFilm · Producer
- 2004Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' LegacyFilm · Producer, Director
- 2004Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'Film · Producer
- 2004Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' MythosFilm · Producer, Director
- 2004Clive Barker: Raising HellFilm · Producer, Director
- 2004From the Classroom to the Streets: The Making of 'Who's That Knocking at My Door'Film · Producer
- 2004Filming for Your Life: Making After HoursFilm · Producer
- 2004People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'Film · Producer, Director
- 2004Obey the Lost Skeleton!Film · Producer
- 2004The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Severed PartsFilm · Producer, Director
- 2004The Running Man: Game TheoryFilm · Producer
- 2004Lockdown on Main StreetFilm · Producer
- 2004Eating OutFilm · Associate Producer★ 5.7
- 2004Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'Film · Producer
- 2004Stan Winston: Monster MogulFilm · Producer
- 2004Eliza Dushku: Babe in the WoodsFilm · Producer
- 2004Chainsaw Redux: Making a MassacreFilm · Producer, Director
- 2004Meet Bob ShayeFilm · Producer, Director
- 2004Code of Silence: Inside the Rampart ScandalFilm · Producer
- 2004Dialing Up "Cellular"Film · Producer, Director
- 2004Celling OutFilm · Producer, Director
- 2004A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie DobbinsFilm · Producer
- 2003The Terror Gauge!Film · Producer
- 2003Cheating Death: Beyond and BackFilm · Producer
- 2003Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'Film · Director, Producer
- 2003Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of HedwigFilm · Producer
- 2003Dick Miller: ThespianFilm · Producer
- 2003Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'Film · Producer, Director
- 2003Tears of the Sun: Voices of AfricaFilm · Producer, Director
- 2003Minnesota NiceFilm · Producer, Director
- 2003Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to LifeFilm · Producer
- 2003Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’Film · Producer, Director
- 2003The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'Film · Producer, Director
- 2002A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'Film · Producer
- 2002Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in SpaceFilm · Producer
- 2002Rick Baker: Alien MakerFilm · Producer
- 2002Squish, Splat, Sploosh: The Stellar Sounds of 'Men in Black II'Film · Producer
- 2002Men in Black II: Creature FeaturettesFilm · Producer
- 2002Men in Black II: MIB ADRFilm · Producer
- 2002Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to ComedyFilm · Producer
- 2002Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'Film · Producer
- 2002Scoring "Resident Evil"Film · Producer, Director
- 2002This Is AutomatFilm · Producer
- 2002Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'Film · Director, Producer
- 2002Jet Li Is 'The One'Film · Producer
- 2002Mark Borchardt Was in 'The One' with Jet LiFilm · Producer
- 2002Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to ScreenFilm · Producer, Director
- 2002The Many Lives of Jason VoorheesFilm · Producer, Director
- 2002Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'Film · Producer
- 2002Fighting for CareFilm · Producer
- 2002By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"Film · Producer
- 2002The Politics of FurFilm · Editor
- 2002What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene StealersFilm · Producer
- 2002Drawing First Blood: 20 Years LaterFilm · Producer
- 2002Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'Film · Producer, Director
- 2002We Get to Win This TimeFilm · Producer
- 2002Afganistan: Land in CrisisFilm · Producer
- 2002The Real Nam: Voices From WithinFilm · Producer
- 2002Guts and GloryFilm · Producer
- 2002RambonomicsFilm · Producer
- 2002Suiting Up: Rambo's Survival HardwareFilm · Producer
- 2002Rambo: Selling a HeroFilm · Producer
- 2002Starship Troopers: Know Your FoeFilm · Producer, Director
- 2002The Starships of “Starship Troopers”Film · Producer, Director
- 2002Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'Film · Producer
- 2002Mackin’ Ain’t EasyFilm · Producer
- 2002Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'Film · Producer, Director
- 2002The Forging of Heroes: America’s Green BeretsFilm · Producer
- 2002Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'Film · Producer
- 2002Life as a House: From the Ground UpFilm · Producer
- 2002Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"Film · Producer, Director
- 2002Taking the Punishment PollFilm · Producer, Director
- 2002A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in TaipeiFilm · Producer
- 2002Chow Yun Fat Goes HollywoodFilm · Producer, Director
- 2002Bones: Urban GothicFilm · Producer
- 2002Mysteries of LoveFilm · Director, Producer
- 2001Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of MarsFilm · Producer
- 2001Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars'Film · Producer
- 2001Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'Film · Producer, Director
- 2001Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'Film · Producer, Director
- 2001The Confidence ManFilm · Editor
- 2001Visions of MarsFilm · Producer, Director
- 2001As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'Film · Director, Producer
- 2001Krull: Marvel Comics Video AdaptationFilm · Producer, Director
- 2001Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'Film · Producer, Editor, Director
- 2001Paul Verhoeven vs. the MPAAFilm · Producer, Director
- 2001Rescued from the ClosetFilm · Producer, Editor, Director
- 2001One on One with Vito RussoFilm · Producer, Director
- 2001Let the Games BeginFilm · Producer, Director
- 2001The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"Film · Producer, Director
- 2001Adam Sandler Goes to HellFilm · Producer, Director
- 2001Satan’s Top FortyFilm · Producer, Director
- 2001From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital FilmmakingFilm · Producer
- 2001Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d UpFilm · Director, Producer
- 2001Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the AngelsFilm · Producer, Director
- 2001Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel WorldFilm · Producer, Director
- 2001Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & LucyFilm · Producer, Director
- 2001Charlie’s Angels: Angelic EffectsFilm · Director, Producer
- 2001How Harry Met Sally…Film · Editor, Producer, Director
- 2001Imagining 'Total Recall'Film · Producer, Director
- 2001Predator: Welcome to the JungleFilm · Producer
- 2001Predator: CamouflageFilm · Producer
- 2001Predator: Character DesignFilm · Producer
- 2001Predator: Classified ActionFilm · Producer
- 2001Predator: Old PainlessFilm · Producer
- 2001Predator: The Life InsideFilm · Producer
- 2001Satan’s Top 40Satan’s Top 40Film · Director, Producer
- 2000If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'Film · Producer
- 2000Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'Film · Producer, Director
- 2000Angels ForeverFilm · Producer, Director
- 2000PremonitionsFilm · Producer, Director
- 2000The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"Film · Producer, Director
- 2000KPFA On the AirFilm · Additional Photography
- 2000Catching Up with Marty DiBergiFilm · Producer, Director
- 2000The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter BogdanovichFilm · Editor
- 2000Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'Film · Producer
- 2000Julie Strain: Supergoddess!Film · Producer, Director
- 2000Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'Film · Producer, Editor, Director
- 1999"Bats" AboundFilm · Producer, Director
- 1999Virus: Ghost in the MachineFilm · Producer, Editor
- 1999Invisible Mom IIFilm · Editor
- 1999The Kid with X-Ray EyesFilm · Editor
- 1999Psycho PathFilm · Producer, Editor
- 1999Imagining 'Heavy Metal'Film · Editor, Producer, Director
- 1999The Dead Walk: Remaking a ClassicFilm · Producer, Director
- 1999Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'Film · Producer, Editor, Director
- 1998A Bold AffairFilm · Editor
- 1998Bikini Traffic SchoolFilm · Editor
- 1998Leather Jacket Love StoryFilm · Editor
- 1998If I Die Before I WakeFilm · Editor
- 1998Scorpio OneFilm · Editor
- 1998Dear SantaFilm · Editor
- 1997Rapid AssaultFilm · Editor
- 1997The EscortFilm · Editor
- 1997Maximum SecurityFilm · Editor
- 1996Precious FindFilm · Assistant Editor
- 1996Phantom PainFilm · Editor
- 1996FriskFilm · Assistant Editor
- 1996The Celluloid ClosetFilm · Assistant Editor★ 7.3
- 1993Out ThereFilm · Production Assistant
- 1993Gotta Give ‘Em HopeFilm · Director, Producer, Editor
- 1993Al Lewis in the FleshFilm · Director, Producer, Editor
- 1991PoisonFilm · Production Assistant★ 6.0
- 1990Blood and DonutsFilm · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
