Personal Info
Birthday
September 15, 1969
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Directing
Jeffrey Schwarz
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.
Directed Movies (129)
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Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Movie2026
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Commitment to Life
Movie2023
6.2
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Movie2021
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Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
Movie2019
No Backdrop
0.0
Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"
Movie2018
4.5
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie2017
7.3
Tab Hunter Confidential
Movie2015
7.3
I Am Divine
Movie2014
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5.5
Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'
Movie2012
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0.0
Stories from the Plague
Movie2012
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Different From the Others: A Legacy Preserved
Movie2012
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Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars
Movie2012
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Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'
Movie2012
6.9
Vito
Movie2011
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"Footloose": Remembering Willard
Movie2011
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Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"
Movie2011
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Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"
Movie2011
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From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica Parker
Movie2011
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Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic
Movie2011
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Marty on Film
Movie2011
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Marty and Bobby
Movie2011
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Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby
Movie2011
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Raging Bull: Remembering Jake
Movie2011
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4.9
Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'
Movie2010
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Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson
Movie2009
4.5
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
Movie2009
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8.0
Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’
Movie2009
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6.5
House of Harrington
Movie2009
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8.0
‘Friday’ Straight Up
Movie2009
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Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
Movie2009
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4.5
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
Movie2008
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Q&A at the DGA: Rob Epstein and Tom Ammiano
Movie2008
5.3
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Movie2008
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Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
Movie2008
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Fellow Travelers
Movie2008
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6.0
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Movie2007
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The Roots of 'Hairspray'
Movie2007
7.8
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Movie2007
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Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
Movie2007
8.2
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Movie2006
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8.0
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
Movie2006
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RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Movie2006
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Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Movie2006
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8.3
JoJo: The Pop Princess
Movie2006
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0.0
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
Movie2006
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0.0
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Movie2006
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9.3
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Movie2006
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6.0
Hitchcocked!
Movie2006
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7.9
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Movie2006
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Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
Movie2006
6.0
The House That Freddy Built
Movie2006
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7.0
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Movie2005
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Why I Love 'Bewitched'
Movie2005
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7.8
Reservoir Dogs Revisited
Movie2005
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What Makes Fido Run?
Movie2005
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8.0
Cartoon Logic
Movie2005
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8.0
Introducing Cameron Diaz
Movie2005
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8.0
Return to Edge City
Movie2005
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Still Swingin’
Movie2005
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5.9
Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated
Movie2004
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8.5
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
Movie2004
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8.0
East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco
Movie2004
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7.3
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Movie2004
7.7
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Movie2004
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7.0
Clive Barker: Raising Hell
Movie2004
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4.8
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
Movie2004
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0.0
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Severed Parts
Movie2004
8.0
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
Movie2004
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9.0
Meet Bob Shaye
Movie2004
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9.0
Dialing Up "Cellular"
Movie2004
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10.0
Celling Out
Movie2004
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6.4
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
Movie2003
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0.0
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'
Movie2003
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Tears of the Sun: Voices of Africa
Movie2003
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7.4
Minnesota Nice
Movie2003
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8.0
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'
Movie2003
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7.0
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
Movie2003
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4.9
Scoring "Resident Evil"
Movie2002
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6.3
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Movie2002
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4.3
Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen
Movie2002
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8.0
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees
Movie2002
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8.0
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
Movie2002
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Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
Movie2002
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The Starships of “Starship Troopers”
Movie2002
8.0
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
Movie2002
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Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"
Movie2002
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Taking the Punishment Poll
Movie2002
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Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
Movie2002
7.1
Mysteries of Love
Movie2002
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7.8
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
Movie2001
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6.8
Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'
Movie2001
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0.0
Visions of Mars
Movie2001
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7.6
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Movie2001
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Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation
Movie2001
7.3
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Movie2001
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Paul Verhoeven vs. the MPAA
Movie2001
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6.5
Rescued from the Closet
Movie2001
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One on One with Vito Russo
Movie2001
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The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
Movie2001
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9.0
Let the Games Begin
Movie2001
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10.0
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
Movie2001
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Satan’s Top Forty
Movie2001
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Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
Movie2001
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Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels
Movie2001
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Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel World
Movie2001
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Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy
Movie2001
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0.0
Charlie’s Angels: Angelic Effects
Movie2001
7.0
How Harry Met Sally…
Movie2001
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7.0
Imagining 'Total Recall'
Movie2001
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8.0
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Movie2000
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Angels Forever
Movie2000
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6.0
The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"
Movie2000
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9.0
Premonitions
Movie2000
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5.0
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
Movie2000
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6.7
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
Movie2000
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4.5
Julie Strain: Supergoddess!
Movie2000
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0.0
"Bats" Abound
Movie1999
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10.0
Imagining 'Heavy Metal'
Movie1999
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8.0
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
Movie1999
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10.0
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic
Movie1999
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Gotta Give ‘Em Hope
Movie1993
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7.0
Al Lewis in the Flesh
Movie1993
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Blood and Donuts
Movie1990
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Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
MovieN/A
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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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Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"
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Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"
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Acting Filmography (8)
6.2
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Movie2021
3.0
Valerie
Movie2019
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0.0
Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"
Movie2011
7.2
It Came from Kuchar
Movie2009
7.2
Milk
Movie2008
6.0
DP/30: Conversations About Movies
TV Series2007
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0.0
Cinemaville
Movie2007
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0.0
This Is Automat
Movie2002