Jeffrey Schwarz

Jeffrey Schwarz

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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-...

Filmography

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Commitment to LifeBoulevard! A Hollywood StoryReturn to Chili Verde: Making ‘Lust in the Dust’Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’ValerieCrime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"
Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’
Love, GildaThe Fabulous Allan CarrThe Untold Tales of Armistead MaupinSeed Money: The Chuck Holmes StoryShe's The Best Thing in ItTab Hunter ConfidentialI Am DivineThat Guy Dick MillerAnd the Oscar Goes To...Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'Stories from the PlagueDifferent From the Others: A Legacy PreservedDancing with the 'Footloose' StarsEverybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'Final Destination 5: Circle of DeathExecuting the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'Vito"Footloose": Remembering WillardLarger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate"
The Roommate: The Next Generation of Stars
The Roommate: Dressing Dangerously
The Roommate: The Next Generation of StarsThe Roommate: Dressing DangerouslyFrom Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica ParkerLet’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"Raging Bull: Reflections on a ClassicMarty on FilmTakers: Take Action!
Takers: Take Action!
Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby
Raging Bull: Remembering Jake
Program Alice: Activated
Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'Going the Distance: How to Have a Perfect DateGoing the Distance: A Guide to Long Distance DatingThe Cast of Going the Distance: Off the Cuff
The Cast of Going the Distance: Off the Cuff
LeToya Luckett: A Rising StarThe Music of 'the Preacher's Kid'The Prodigal Experience: Reflections on a StoryThe Preacher's Kid in AtlantaBody Count: The Deaths of "Final Destination"Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin WilliamsonStarz Inside: Sex and the CinemaIt Came from KucharGangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’17 Again: Zac Goes Back17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback17 Agan: Going Back to 17
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Stylizing Spidey
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Stylizing Spidey
Spider-Man: Re-AnimatedWelcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes‘Friday’ Straight Up
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
House of HarringtonMilkFor Life: The Journey of Dr. Dennis SlamonHope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
Sex and the City: A Conversation with Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick King
Taking the Band: Making "Taking 5"
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson
The Making of “Say”
The Making of “Say”
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman
Q&A at the DGA: Rob Epstein and Tom AmmianoLive from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City
Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City
Sex and the City: The Wedding Dress Photo Shoot
Sex and the City: Fergie in the Studio
Sex and the City: The Party That Never Was
The Fabulous Fashion of 'Sex and the City'
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"Dreaming Slipstream DreamMr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales
Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock”
Resident Road Map: Reflections on the Future of the SeriesThe Players: The Cast of 'Extinction'Fellow Travelers
The Players: The Cast of 'Extinction'
Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction'Resident Evil: Diary of an ApocalypseThe Evolution of Resident Evil: Bridge to ExtinctionThe Roots of 'Hairspray''Hairspray' ExtentionsHairspray: Playing TracyHairspray: Inside the Recording BoothHairspray: The Search for Tracy TurnbladIt's 'Hairspray'!Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to TurnbladYou Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Rise Up and Shout!
Exhuming 'The Messengers'Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
Snakes on a Blog
Animatronic Snakes: A Visit to the Creature ShopKong: Creating a Monster
Animatronic Snakes: A Visit to the Creature Shop
Snakes on a Plane: Snakebite Survival
Snakes on a Video: Cobra Starship
The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'
Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles
Snakes on a Plane: Snakebite Survival
Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes
Cinemaville
Serving Seconds: The Making of 'Eating Out 2'
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher CowboyRV Nation: The Culture of Road WarriorsRobin Williams: A Family AffairRV Nation: The Culture of Road WarriorsJoJo: The Pop PrincessRobin Williams: A Family AffairHitchcocked!No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
Semper Fi: Life After the CorpsJarhead: Background"Jarhead" DiariesDeath's Design: Making "Final Destination 3"Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a PlaneThe House That Freddy BuiltNight Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's NightmaresCasting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
King Arthur: A Roundtable DiscussionDe Niro vs. La Motta: Shot for ShotReservoir Dogs RevisitedPaw Prints and Baby Steps: On the Set of “Son of The Mask”Digital Diapers and Dog Bytes: Creating “Son of The Mask”Chow Bella: Hollywood’s Pampered Pooches
What Makes Fido Run?
Introducing Cameron DiazCartoon Logic
Still Swingin’
Undead Boot Camp
Game Over: Resident Evil ReanimatedSymphony of EvilCorporate MalfeasanceGame BabesThe Workaday GangsterElf: Lights, Camera, Puffin!Elf JukeboxElf: Deck the HallsElf: That's a WrapElf: Kids on ChristmasElf: Santa ManiaElf: Christmas in TinseltownElf: Tag Along with Will FerrellElf: Film School for KidsElf: How they Made the North PoleGuns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two TitansKeepin' It Real: 'Punisher' StuntsArmy of One: Punisher OriginsDrawing Blood Bradstreet StyleEast Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of CarolcoEd Gein: The Ghoul of PlainfieldWar Journal: On the Set of 'The Punisher'Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"Paper Is Cheaper Than FilmFrom the Classroom to the Streets: The Making of 'Who's That Knocking at My Door'Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' LegacyGetting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'Clive Barker: Raising HellFilming for Your Life: Making After HoursSweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' MythosPeople Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'Obey the Lost Skeleton!The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Severed PartsLockdown on Main StreetThe Running Man: Game TheoryEating OutFresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'Eliza Dushku: Babe in the WoodsStan Winston: Monster MogulCelling Out
Dialing Up "Cellular"
Code of Silence: Inside the Rampart ScandalMeet Bob ShayeA Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie DobbinsChainsaw Redux: Making a MassacreCheating Death: Beyond and BackThe Terror Gauge!Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
Dick Miller: Thespian
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'Tears of the Sun: Voices of AfricaMinnesota NiceUnleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to LifeA Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'Men in Black II‎: Creature FeaturettesRick Baker: Alien MakerCosmic Symphonies: Elfman in SpaceSquish, Splat, Sploosh: The Stellar Sounds of 'Men in Black II'Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to ComedyMen in Black II: MIB ADR
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
Scoring "Resident Evil"
This Is Automat
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'Mark Borchardt Was in 'The One' with Jet LiJet Li Is 'The One'Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to ScreenThe Many Lives of Jason VoorheesFighting for CareBehind the Scenes of 'John Q'By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene StealersDrawing First Blood: 20 Years LaterAfganistan: Land in CrisisRambonomicsWe Get to Win This TimeRambo: Selling a HeroThe Real Nam: Voices From WithinSuiting Up: Rambo's Survival HardwareDeath from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
The Starships of “Starship Troopers”
Guts and GloryBattle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'Mackin’ Ain’t EasyThe Forging of Heroes: America’s Green BeretsCharacter Building: Inside 'Life As a House'Life as a House: From the Ground UpTaking the Punishment PollPsychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in TaipeiChow Yun Fat Goes HollywoodBones: Urban GothicMysteries of LoveRed Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of MarsScoring 'Ghosts of Mars'Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'Visions of MarsAs You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'Krull: Marvel Comics Video AdaptationInside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'Paul Verhoeven vs. the MPAAOne on One with Vito RussoRescued from the ClosetLet the Games BeginThe Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"Adam Sandler Goes to HellSatan’s Top FortyFrom Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital FilmmakingCharlie’s Angels: Getting G’d UpCharlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel WorldCharlie’s Angels: The Master and the AngelsCharlie’s Angels: Angelic EffectsAngelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & LucyHow Harry Met Sally…Predator: CamouflagePredator: The Life InsidePredator: Character DesignPredator: Old PainlessPredator: Classified ActionPredator: Welcome to the Jungle
Satan’s Top 40
Imagining 'Total Recall'If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'Angels ForeverPremonitionsThe Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"Catching Up with Marty DiBergiThe Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter BogdanovichLions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
Julie Strain: Supergoddess
"Bats" Abound
Virus: Ghost in the MachineInvisible Mom IIThe Kid with X-Ray EyesPsycho PathScream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'Imagining 'Heavy Metal'The Dead Walk: Remaking a ClassicA Bold AffairLeather Jacket Love StoryScorpio OneDear SantaRapid AssaultThe EscortMaximum SecurityPrecious FindPhantom PainFriskThe Celluloid ClosetOut ThereGotta Give ‘Em HopeAl Lewis in the FleshPoisonBlood and DonutsDiggin’ Up "Bones"Multiverses Create 'The One'Predator: The Unseen ArnoldA Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on BroadwayGays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"
Step by Step: The Dances of 'Hairspray'
Resident Evil: Apocalypse: Stuntman Set Tour
Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”The Making of 'Sex and the City'Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"
Fleshing Out the Hollow ManHeavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette
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