Jeffrey Schwarz

Directing

Jeffrey Schwarz

Born 15 September 1969 · New York City, New York, USA · 57

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

Highlights

Milk2008 · Film · Castro Man (uncredited)
I Am Divine2014 · Film · Director
Tab Hunter Confidential2015 · Film · Director
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story2007 · Film · Director
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'2001 · Film · Director
Vito2011 · Film · Director

Filmography

Movies

124 films

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders2026 · Film · Director
Commitment to Life2023 · Film · Director
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story2021 · Film · Director
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’2019 · Film · Director
Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"2018 · Film · Director
The Fabulous Allan Carr2017 · Film · Director
Tab Hunter Confidential2015 · Film · Director
I Am Divine2014 · Film · Director
Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'2012 · Film · Director
Stories from the Plague2012 · Film · Director
Different From the Others: A Legacy Preserved2012 · Film · Director
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars2012 · Film · Director
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'2012 · Film · Director
Vito2011 · Film · Director
"Footloose": Remembering Willard2011 · Film · Director
Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"2011 · Film · Director
Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"2011 · Film · Director
From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica Parker2011 · Film · Director
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic2011 · Film · Director
Marty on Film2011 · Film · Director
Marty and Bobby2011 · Film · Director
Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby2011 · Film · Director
Raging Bull: Remembering Jake2011 · Film · Director
Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'2010 · Film · Director
Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson2009 · Film · Director
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema2009 · Film · Director
Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’2009 · Film · Director
House of Harrington2009 · Film · Director
‘Friday’ Straight Up2009 · Film · Director
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’2009 · Film · Director
Milk2008 · Film · Castro Man (uncredited)
Starz Inside: In the Gutter2008 · Film · Director
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon2008 · Film · Director
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"2008 · Film · Director
Fellow Travelers2008 · Film · Director
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"2007 · Film · Director
The Roots of 'Hairspray'2007 · Film · Director
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story2007 · Film · Director
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel2007 · Film · Director
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’2006 · Film · Director
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'2006 · Film · Director
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors2006 · Film · Director
Robin Williams: A Family Affair2006 · Film · Director
JoJo: The Pop Princess2006 · Film · Director
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy2006 · Film · Director
Robin Williams: A Family Affair2006 · Film · Director
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors2006 · Film · Director
Hitchcocked!2006 · Film · Director
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'2006 · Film · Director
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film2006 · Film · Director
The House That Freddy Built2006 · Film · Director
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'2005 · Film · Director
Why I Love 'Bewitched'2005 · Film · Director
Reservoir Dogs Revisited2005 · Film · Director
What Makes Fido Run?2005 · Film · Director
Cartoon Logic2005 · Film · Director
Introducing Cameron Diaz2005 · Film · Director
Return to Edge City2005 · Film · Director
Still Swingin’2005 · Film · Director
Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated2004 · Film · Director
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'2004 · Film · Director
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"2004 · Film · Director
East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco2004 · Film · Director
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos2004 · Film · Director
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy2004 · Film · Director
Clive Barker: Raising Hell2004 · Film · Director
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'2004 · Film · Director
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Severed Parts2004 · Film · Director
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre2004 · Film · Director
Meet Bob Shaye2004 · Film · Director
Dialing Up "Cellular"2004 · Film · Director
Celling Out2004 · Film · Director
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'2003 · Film · Director
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'2003 · Film · Director
Tears of the Sun: Voices of Africa2003 · Film · Director
Minnesota Nice2003 · Film · Director
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'2003 · Film · Director
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’2003 · Film · Director
Scoring "Resident Evil"2002 · Film · Director
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'2002 · Film · Director
Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen2002 · Film · Director
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees2002 · Film · Director
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'2002 · Film · Director
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe2002 · Film · Director
The Starships of “Starship Troopers”2002 · Film · Director
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'2002 · Film · Director
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"2002 · Film · Director
Taking the Punishment Poll2002 · Film · Director
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood2002 · Film · Director
Mysteries of Love2002 · Film · Director
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'2001 · Film · Director
Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'2001 · Film · Director
Visions of Mars2001 · Film · Director
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'2001 · Film · Director
Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation2001 · Film · Director
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'2001 · Film · Director
Paul Verhoeven vs. the MPAA2001 · Film · Director
Rescued from the Closet2001 · Film · Director
One on One with Vito Russo2001 · Film · Director
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"2001 · Film · Director
Let the Games Begin2001 · Film · Director
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell2001 · Film · Director
Satan’s Top Forty2001 · Film · Director
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up2001 · Film · Director
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels2001 · Film · Director
Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel World2001 · Film · Director
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy2001 · Film · Director
Charlie’s Angels: Angelic Effects2001 · Film · Director
How Harry Met Sally…2001 · Film · Director
Imagining 'Total Recall'2001 · Film · Director
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'2000 · Film · Director
Angels Forever2000 · Film · Director
The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"2000 · Film · Director
Premonitions2000 · Film · Director
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi2000 · Film · Director
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'2000 · Film · Director
Julie Strain: Supergoddess!2000 · Film · Director
"Bats" Abound1999 · Film · Director
Imagining 'Heavy Metal'1999 · Film · Director
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'1999 · Film · Director
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic1999 · Film · Director
Gotta Give ‘Em Hope1993 · Film · Director
Al Lewis in the Flesh1993 · Film · Director
Blood and Donuts1990 · Film · Director