Jeffrey Schwarz
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 15, 1969 (age 57)
- 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.
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Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
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13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O
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Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
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Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”
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Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"
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Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
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Commitment to Life
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Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
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Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
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Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’
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Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"
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The Fabulous Allan Carr
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Tab Hunter Confidential
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I Am Divine
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Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'
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Stories from the Plague
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Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars
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Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'
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Different From the Others: A Legacy Preserved
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Vito
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Marty and Bobby
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Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby
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Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic
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Marty on Film
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Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"
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Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"
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"Footloose": Remembering Willard
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From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica Parker
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Raging Bull: Remembering Jake
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Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'
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House of Harrington
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‘Friday’ Straight Up
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Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’
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Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
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Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
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Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson
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Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
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Fellow Travelers
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Starz Inside: In the Gutter
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Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
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Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
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You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
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The Roots of 'Hairspray'
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Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
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Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
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Hitchcocked!
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No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
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The House That Freddy Built
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Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
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Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
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RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
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Robin Williams: A Family Affair
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JoJo: The Pop Princess
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Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
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Robin Williams: A Family Affair
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RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
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Return to Edge City
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Reservoir Dogs Revisited
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Cartoon Logic
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Introducing Cameron Diaz
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Still Swingin’
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Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
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What Makes Fido Run?
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Why I Love 'Bewitched'
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Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
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People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
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Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
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Meet Bob Shaye
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Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated
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Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
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Clive Barker: Raising Hell
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Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
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East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco
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Dialing Up "Cellular"
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Celling Out
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Severed Parts
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Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"
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Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
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Minnesota Nice
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The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'
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Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
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Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'
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Tears of the Sun: Voices of Africa
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Mysteries of Love
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Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
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Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
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Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
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Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"
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Taking the Punishment Poll
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The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees
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Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen
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Scoring "Resident Evil"
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Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
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Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
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The Starships of “Starship Troopers”
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As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
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Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
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Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'
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Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
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How Harry Met Sally…
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Imagining 'Total Recall'
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Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
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Rescued from the Closet
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The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
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Let the Games Begin
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Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation
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Visions of Mars
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Paul Verhoeven vs. the MPAA
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One on One with Vito Russo
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Satan’s Top 40
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Satan’s Top Forty
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Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
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Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels
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Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel World
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Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy
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Charlie’s Angels: Angelic Effects
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Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
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The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"
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Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
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Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
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Premonitions
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Julie Strain: Supergoddess!
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Angels Forever
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Imagining 'Heavy Metal'
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Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
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The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic
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"Bats" Abound
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Al Lewis in the Flesh
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Gotta Give ‘Em Hope
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Blood and Donuts
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