Jeffrey Schwarz

Director · Born September 15, 1969 · 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.

Directed 128

2020s

2026
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Director
2023
Commitment to Life
Director
2021
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Director

2010s

2019
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
Director
2018
Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"
Director
2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Director
2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
Director
74
2014
I Am Divine
Director
78
2012
Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'
Director
Stories from the Plague
Director
Different From the Others: A Legacy Preserved
Director
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars
Director
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'
Director
2011
Vito
Director
"Footloose": Remembering Willard
Director
Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"
Director
Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"
Director
From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica Parker
Director
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic
Director
Marty on Film
Director
Marty and Bobby
Director
Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby
Director
Raging Bull: Remembering Jake
Director
2010
Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'
Director

2000s

2009
Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson
Director
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
Director
Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’
Director
House of Harrington
Director
‘Friday’ Straight Up
Director
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
Director
2008
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
Director
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Director
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
Director
Fellow Travelers
Director
2007
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Director
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
Director
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Director
82
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
Director
2006
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Director
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
Director
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Director
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Director
JoJo: The Pop Princess
Director
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
Director
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Director
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Director
Hitchcocked!
Director
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Director
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
Director
The House That Freddy Built
Director
2005
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Director
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
Director
Reservoir Dogs Revisited
Director
What Makes Fido Run?
Director
Cartoon Logic
Director
Introducing Cameron Diaz
Director
Return to Edge City
Director
Still Swingin’
Director
2004
Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated
Director
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
Director
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"
Director
East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco
Director
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Director
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Director
Clive Barker: Raising Hell
Director
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
Director
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Severed Parts
Director
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
Director
Meet Bob Shaye
Director
Dialing Up "Cellular"
Director
Celling Out
Director
2003
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
Director
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'
Director
Tears of the Sun: Voices of Africa
Director
Minnesota Nice
Director
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'
Director
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
Director
2002
Scoring "Resident Evil"
Director
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Director
Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen
Director
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees
Director
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
Director
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
Director
The Starships of “Starship Troopers”
Director
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
Director
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"
Director
Taking the Punishment Poll
Director
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
Director
Mysteries of Love
Director
2001
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
Director
Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'
Director
Visions of Mars
Director
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Director
Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation
Director
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Director
Paul Verhoeven vs. the MPAA
Director
Rescued from the Closet
Director
One on One with Vito Russo
Director
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
Director
Let the Games Begin
Director
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
Director
Satan’s Top Forty
Director
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
Director
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels
Director
Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel World
Director
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy
Director
Charlie’s Angels: Angelic Effects
Director
How Harry Met Sally…
Director
Imagining 'Total Recall'
Director
2000
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Director
Angels Forever
Director
The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"
Director
Premonitions
Director
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
Director
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
Director
Julie Strain: Supergoddess!
Director

1990s

1999
"Bats" Abound
Director
Imagining 'Heavy Metal'
Director
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
Director
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic
Director
1993
Gotta Give ‘Em Hope
Director
Al Lewis in the Flesh
Director
1990
Blood and Donuts
Director

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Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
Director
13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O
Director
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
Director
Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”
Director
Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"
Director

Produced 296

2020s

2026
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Producer
2024
Hollywood Black
Executive Producer
2023
Commitment to Life
Producer
2021
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Producer

2010s

2019
Return to Chili Verde: Making ‘Lust in the Dust’
Producer
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
Producer
2018
Love, Gilda
Consulting Producer
Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"
Producer
2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Producer
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Consulting Producer
78
2015
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
Executive Producer
She's The Best Thing in It
Producer
Tab Hunter Confidential
Producer
74
2014
I Am Divine
Producer
78
That Guy Dick Miller
Executive Producer
And the Oscar Goes To...
Co-Producer
2012
Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'
Producer
Stories from the Plague
Producer
Different From the Others: A Legacy Preserved
Producer
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars
Producer
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'
Producer
2011
Final Destination 5: Circle of Death
Producer
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
Producer
Vito
Producer
"Footloose": Remembering Willard
Producer
Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"
Producer
Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate"
Producer
The Roommate: Dressing Dangerously
Producer
The Roommate: The Next Generation of Stars
Producer
From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica Parker
Producer
Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"
Producer
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic
Producer
Marty on Film
Producer
Takers: Take Action!
Producer
Marty and Bobby
Producer
Raging Bull: Remembering Jake
Producer
Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby
Producer
2010
Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'
Producer
Program Alice: Activated
Producer
LeToya Luckett: A Rising Star
Producer
The Music of 'the Preacher's Kid'
Producer
The Preacher's Kid in Atlanta
Producer
The Prodigal Experience: Reflections on a Story
Producer
Body Count: The Deaths of "Final Destination"
Producer

2000s

2009
Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson
Producer
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
Producer
Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’
Producer
17 Agan: Going Back to 17
Producer
17 Again: Zac Goes Back
Producer
17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback
Producer
On These Shoulders We Stand
Consulting Producer
Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes
Producer
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
Producer
‘Friday’ Straight Up
Producer
House of Harrington
Producer
2008
For Life: The Journey of Dr. Dennis Slamon
Producer
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
Producer
Sex and the City: A Conversation with Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick King
Producer
Taking the Band: Making "Taking 5"
Producer
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
Producer
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson
Producer
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman
Producer
The Making of “Say”
Producer
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Producer
Sex and the City: Fergie in the Studio
Producer
Sex and the City: The Party That Never Was
Producer
Sex and the City: The Wedding Dress Photo Shoot
Producer
The Fabulous Fashion of 'Sex and the City'
Producer
Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City
Producer
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
Producer
Dreaming Slipstream Dream
Producer
Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock”
Producer
Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales
Producer
Resident Road Map: Reflections on the Future of the Series
Producer
Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction'
Producer
Fellow Travelers
Producer
The Players: The Cast of 'Extinction'
Producer
Writing a Bucket List
Producer
2007
The Evolution of Resident Evil: Bridge to Extinction
Producer
Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse
Producer
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Producer
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
Producer
'Hairspray' Extentions
Producer
It's 'Hairspray'!
Producer
Hairspray: Playing Tracy
Producer
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
Producer
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
Producer
Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
Producer
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Producer
82
Exhuming 'The Messengers'
Producer
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
Producer
Snakes on a Blog
Producer
Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles
Producer
Snakes on a Video: Cobra Starship
Producer
Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes
Producer
The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'
Producer
Snakes on a Plane: Snakebite Survival
Producer
Kong: Creating a Monster
Producer
Animatronic Snakes: A Visit to the Creature Shop
Producer
2006
Serving Seconds: The Making of 'Eating Out 2'
Producer
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Producer
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
Producer
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
Producer
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Producer
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Producer
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
Producer
JoJo: The Pop Princess
Producer
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Producer
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Producer
Hitchcocked!
Producer
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Producer
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
Producer
52
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
Producer
"Jarhead" Diaries
Producer
Semper Fi: Life After the Corps
Producer
Jarhead: Background
Producer
Death's Design: Making "Final Destination 3"
Producer
Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane
Producer
The House That Freddy Built
Producer
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
Producer
2005
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Producer
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
Producer
King Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion
Producer
De Niro vs. La Motta: Shot for Shot
Producer
Reservoir Dogs Revisited
Producer
What Makes Fido Run?
Producer
Paw Prints and Baby Steps: On the Set of “Son of The Mask”
Producer
Digital Diapers and Dog Bytes: Creating “Son of The Mask”
Producer
Chow Bella: Hollywood’s Pampered Pooches
Producer
Cartoon Logic
Producer
Introducing Cameron Diaz
Producer
Return to Edge City
Producer
Still Swingin’
Producer
2004
Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated
Producer
Undead Boot Camp
Producer
Game Babes
Producer
Symphony of Evil
Producer
Corporate Malfeasance
Producer
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
Producer
The Workaday Gangster
Producer
Elf: Film School for Kids
Producer
Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell
Producer
Elf: How they Made the North Pole
Producer
Elf: Lights, Camera, Puffin!
Producer
Elf: That's a Wrap
Producer
Elf: Kids on Christmas
Producer
Elf: Deck the Halls
Producer
Elf: Santa Mania
Producer
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
Producer
Elf Jukebox
Producer
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
Producer
Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two Titans
Producer
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"
Producer
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield
Producer
War Journal: On the Set of The Punisher
Producer
Army of One: Punisher Origins
Producer
Drawing Blood Bradstreet Style
Producer
Keepin' It Real: Punisher Stunts
Producer
East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco
Producer
Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
Producer
Paper Is Cheaper Than Film
Producer
Getting Made: The Making of GoodFellas
Producer
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Producer
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Producer
Clive Barker: Raising Hell
Producer
From the Classroom to the Streets: The Making of 'Who's That Knocking at My Door'
Producer
Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours
Producer
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
Producer
Obey the Lost Skeleton!
Producer
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Severed Parts
Producer
The Running Man: Game Theory
Producer
Eating Out
Associate Producer
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'
Producer
Stan Winston: Monster Mogul
Producer
Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods
Producer
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
Producer
Meet Bob Shaye
Producer
Code of Silence: Inside the Rampart Scandal
Producer
Dialing Up "Cellular"
Producer
Celling Out
Producer
A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie Dobbins
Producer
2003
The Terror Gauge!
Producer
Cheating Death: Beyond and Back
Producer
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
Producer
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
Producer
Dick Miller: Thespian
Producer
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'
Producer
Tears of the Sun: Voices of Africa
Producer
Minnesota Nice
Producer
Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
Producer
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
Producer
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'
Producer
2002
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
Producer
Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
Producer
Rick Baker: Alien Maker
Producer
Squish, Splat, Sploosh: The Stellar Sounds of 'Men in Black II'
Producer
Men in Black II‎: Creature Featurettes
Producer
Men in Black II: MIB ADR
Producer
Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
Producer
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
Producer
Scoring "Resident Evil"
Producer
This Is Automat
Producer
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Producer
Jet Li Is 'The One'
Producer
Mark Borchardt Was in 'The One' with Jet Li
Producer
Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen
Producer
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees
Producer
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
Producer
Fighting for Care
Producer
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
Producer
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers
Producer
Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later
Producer
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
Producer
We Get to Win This Time
Producer
Afganistan: Land in Crisis
Producer
The Real Nam: Voices From Within
Producer
Guts and Glory
Producer
Rambonomics
Producer
Suiting Up: Rambo's Survival Hardware
Producer
Rambo: Selling a Hero
Producer
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
Producer
The Starships of “Starship Troopers”
Producer
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'
Producer
Mackin’ Ain’t Easy
Producer
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
Producer
The Forging of Heroes: America’s Green Berets
Producer
Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'
Producer
Life as a House: From the Ground Up
Producer
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"
Producer
Taking the Punishment Poll
Producer
A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei
Producer
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
Producer
Bones: Urban Gothic
Producer
Mysteries of Love
Producer
2001
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
Producer
Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars'
Producer
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
Producer
Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'
Producer
Visions of Mars
Producer
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Producer
Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation
Producer
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Producer
Paul Verhoeven vs. the MPAA
Producer
Rescued from the Closet
Producer
One on One with Vito Russo
Producer
Let the Games Begin
Producer
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
Producer
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
Producer
Satan’s Top Forty
Producer
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Producer
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
Producer
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels
Producer
Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel World
Producer
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy
Producer
Charlie’s Angels: Angelic Effects
Producer
How Harry Met Sally…
Producer
Imagining 'Total Recall'
Producer
Predator: Welcome to the Jungle
Producer
Predator: Camouflage
Producer
Predator: Character Design
Producer
Predator: Classified Action
Producer
Predator: Old Painless
Producer
Predator: The Life Inside
Producer
2000
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
Producer
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Producer
Angels Forever
Producer
Premonitions
Producer
The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"
Producer
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
Producer
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'
Producer
Julie Strain: Supergoddess!
Producer
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
Producer