Jeffrey Schwarz
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 15, 1969
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
The Making of 'Sex and the City' TBA
Producer
Resident Evil: Apocalypse: Stuntman Set Tour TBA
Producer
Predator: The Unseen Arnold TBA
Producer
Multiverses Create 'The One' TBA
Producer
Step by Step: The Dances of 'Hairspray' TBA
Producer
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man TBA
Producer, Director
13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O TBA
Producer, Director
Diggin’ Up "Bones" TBA
Producer
A Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on Broadway TBA
Producer
Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars" TBA
Producer, Director
Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose” TBA
Producer, Director
Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette TBA
Producer
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls TBA
Director, Producer
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders 2026
Director, Producer, Editor
Commitment to Life 2023
Director, Editor, Producer
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story 2021
as Self, Director, Editor, Producer
Return to Chili Verde: Making ‘Lust in the Dust’ 2019
Producer
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’ 2019
Editor, Producer, Director
Valerie 2019
as Self
Love, Gilda 2018
Consulting Producer
Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble" 2018
Producer, Director, Editor
- Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’
Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’ 2018
Producer, Editor, Director
The Fabulous Allan Carr 2017
Producer, Director, Editor
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin 2017
Consulting Producer
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story 2015
Executive Producer
She's The Best Thing in It 2015
Editor, Producer
Tab Hunter Confidential 2015
Producer, Editor, Director
I Am Divine 2014
Director, Producer
That Guy Dick Miller 2014
Executive Producer
And the Oscar Goes To... 2014
Co-Producer
Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution' 2012
Producer, Director
Stories from the Plague 2012
Producer, Director
Different From the Others: A Legacy Preserved 2012
Producer, Director
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose' 2012
Producer, Director
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars 2012
Producer, Director
Final Destination 5: Circle of Death 2011
Producer
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers' 2011
Producer
Vito 2011
Director, Producer
"Footloose": Remembering Willard 2011
Producer, Director
Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story" 2011
as Self, Producer, Director
The Roommate: The Next Generation of Stars 2011
Producer
The Roommate: Dressing Dangerously 2011
Producer
Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate" 2011
Producer
Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose" 2011
Producer, Director
From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica Parker 2011
Producer, Director
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic 2011
Producer, Director
Marty on Film 2011
Producer, Director
Takers: Take Action! 2011
Producer
Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby 2011
Director, Producer
Raging Bull: Remembering Jake 2011
Producer, Director
Marty and Bobby 2011
Director, Producer
Program Alice: Activated 2010
Producer
Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife' 2010
Producer, Director
The Prodigal Experience: Reflections on a Story 2010
Producer
The Preacher's Kid in Atlanta 2010
Producer
The Music of 'the Preacher's Kid' 2010
Producer
LeToya Luckett: A Rising Star 2010
Producer
Body Count: The Deaths of "Final Destination" 2010
Producer
Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson 2009
Producer, Director
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema 2009
Producer, Director
It Came from Kuchar 2009
as Self
Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’ 2009
Producer, Director
17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback 2009
Producer
17 Again: Zac Goes Back 2009
Producer
17 Agan: Going Back to 17 2009
Producer
On These Shoulders We Stand 2009
Consulting Producer
Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes 2009
Producer
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’ 2009
Director, Producer
‘Friday’ Straight Up 2009
Director, Producer
House of Harrington 2009
Director, Producer
Milk 2008
as Castro Man (uncredited)
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof' 2008
Producer
For Life: The Journey of Dr. Dennis Slamon 2008
Producer
Sex and the City: A Conversation with Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick King 2008
Producer
Taking the Band: Making "Taking 5" 2008
Producer
Starz Inside: In the Gutter 2008
Producer, Director
The Making of “Say” 2008
Producer
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman 2008
Producer
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson 2008
Producer
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon 2008
Director, Producer
Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City 2008
Producer
The Fabulous Fashion of 'Sex and the City' 2008
Producer
Sex and the City: The Wedding Dress Photo Shoot 2008
Producer
Sex and the City: The Party That Never Was 2008
Producer
Sex and the City: Fergie in the Studio 2008
Producer
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun" 2008
Producer, Director
Dreaming Slipstream Dream 2008
Producer
Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales 2008
Producer
Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock” 2008
Producer
Writing a Bucket List 2008
Producer
The Players: The Cast of 'Extinction' 2008
Producer
Fellow Travelers 2008
Producer, Director
Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction' 2008
Producer
Resident Road Map: Reflections on the Future of the Series 2008
Producer
Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse 2007
Producer
The Evolution of Resident Evil: Bridge to Extinction 2007
Producer
Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad 2007
Producer
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad 2007
Producer
The Roots of 'Hairspray' 2007
Producer, Director
Hairspray: Playing Tracy 2007
Producer
It's 'Hairspray'! 2007
Producer
'Hairspray' Extentions 2007
Producer
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth 2007
Producer
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" 2007
Producer, Director
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story 2007
Director, Editor, Producer
- Rise Up and Shout!
Rise Up and Shout! 2007
Producer
Exhuming 'The Messengers' 2007
Producer
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel 2007
Producer, Director
Snakes on a Blog 2007
Producer
Animatronic Snakes: A Visit to the Creature Shop 2007
Producer
Kong: Creating a Monster 2007
Producer
Snakes on a Plane: Snakebite Survival 2007
Producer
The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane' 2007
Producer
Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes 2007
Producer
Snakes on a Video: Cobra Starship 2007
Producer
Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles 2007
Producer
Cinemaville 2007
as Self
Serving Seconds: The Making of 'Eating Out 2' 2006
Producer
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ 2006
Producer, Director
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights' 2006
Producer, Director
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' 2006
Producer
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors 2006
Director, Producer
Robin Williams: A Family Affair 2006
Director, Producer
JoJo: The Pop Princess 2006
Director, Producer
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy 2006
Producer, Director
Robin Williams: A Family Affair 2006
Producer, Director
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors 2006
Producer, Director
Hitchcocked! 2006
Producer, Director
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' 2006
Producer, Director
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds 2006
Producer
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film 2006
Producer, Director
Jarhead: Background 2006
Producer
Semper Fi: Life After the Corps 2006
Producer
"Jarhead" Diaries 2006
Producer
Death's Design: Making "Final Destination 3" 2006
Producer
Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane 2006
Producer
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares 2006
Producer
The House That Freddy Built 2006
Producer, Director
Why I Love 'Bewitched' 2005
Director, Producer
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' 2005
Producer, Director
King Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion 2005
Producer
De Niro vs. La Motta: Shot for Shot 2005
Producer
Reservoir Dogs Revisited 2005
Director, Producer
Chow Bella: Hollywood’s Pampered Pooches 2005
Producer
Digital Diapers and Dog Bytes: Creating “Son of The Mask” 2005
Producer
Paw Prints and Baby Steps: On the Set of “Son of The Mask” 2005
Producer
What Makes Fido Run? 2005
Producer, Director
Introducing Cameron Diaz 2005
Producer, Director
Cartoon Logic 2005
Producer, Director
Return to Edge City 2005
Producer, Director
Still Swingin’ 2005
Producer, Editor, Director
Undead Boot Camp 2004
Producer
Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated 2004
Producer, Director
Corporate Malfeasance 2004
Producer
Symphony of Evil 2004
Producer
Game Babes 2004
Producer
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King 2004
Producer
The Workaday Gangster 2004
Producer
Elf Jukebox 2004
Producer
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown 2004
Producer
Elf: Santa Mania 2004
Producer
Elf: Deck the Halls 2004
Producer
Elf: Kids on Christmas 2004
Producer
Elf: That's a Wrap 2004
Producer
Elf: Lights, Camera, Puffin! 2004
Producer
Elf: How they Made the North Pole 2004
Producer
Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell 2004
Producer
Elf: Film School for Kids 2004
Producer
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier" 2004
Producer, Director
Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two Titans 2004
Producer
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier' 2004
Producer, Director
East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco 2004
Producer, Director
Keepin' It Real: Punisher Stunts 2004
Producer
Drawing Blood Bradstreet Style 2004
Producer
Army of One: Punisher Origins 2004
Producer
War Journal: On the Set of The Punisher 2004
Producer
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield 2004
Producer
Paper Is Cheaper Than Film 2004
Producer
Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" 2004
Producer
Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours 2004
Producer
From the Classroom to the Streets: The Making of 'Who's That Knocking at My Door' 2004
Producer
Clive Barker: Raising Hell 2004
Producer, Director
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos 2004
Producer, Director
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy 2004
Producer, Director
Getting Made: The Making of GoodFellas 2004
Producer
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' 2004
Producer, Director
Obey the Lost Skeleton! 2004
Producer
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Severed Parts 2004
Producer, Director
- Lockdown on Main Street
Lockdown on Main Street 2004
Producer
The Running Man: Game Theory 2004
Producer
Eating Out 2004
Associate Producer
Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods 2004
Producer
Stan Winston: Monster Mogul 2004
Producer
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn' 2004
Producer
A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie Dobbins 2004
Producer
Celling Out 2004
Producer, Director
Dialing Up "Cellular" 2004
Producer, Director
Code of Silence: Inside the Rampart Scandal 2004
Producer
Meet Bob Shaye 2004
Producer, Director
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre 2004
Producer, Director
Cheating Death: Beyond and Back 2003
Producer
The Terror Gauge! 2003
Producer
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' 2003
Producer, Director
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig 2003
Producer
Dick Miller: Thespian 2003
Producer
Tears of the Sun: Voices of Africa 2003
Producer, Director
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun' 2003
Producer, Director
Minnesota Nice 2003
Producer, Director
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface' 2003
Producer, Director
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ 2003
Producer, Director
Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life 2003
Producer
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy' 2002
Producer
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II' 2002
Producer
Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy 2002
Producer
Men in Black II: MIB ADR 2002
Producer
Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes 2002
Producer
Squish, Splat, Sploosh: The Stellar Sounds of 'Men in Black II' 2002
Producer
Rick Baker: Alien Maker 2002
Producer
Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space 2002
Producer
Scoring "Resident Evil" 2002
Producer, Director
This Is Automat 2002
as Self, Producer
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' 2002
Director, Producer
Mark Borchardt Was in 'The One' with Jet Li 2002
Producer
Jet Li Is 'The One' 2002
Producer
Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen 2002
Producer, Director
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees 2002
Producer, Director
Fighting for Care 2002
Producer
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q' 2002
Producer
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X" 2002
Producer
The Politics of Fur 2002
Editor
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers 2002
Producer
The Starships of “Starship Troopers” 2002
Producer, Director
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe 2002
Producer, Director
Rambo: Selling a Hero 2002
Producer
Suiting Up: Rambo's Survival Hardware 2002
Producer
Rambonomics 2002
Producer
Guts and Glory 2002
Producer
The Real Nam: Voices From Within 2002
Producer
Afganistan: Land in Crisis 2002
Producer
We Get to Win This Time 2002
Producer
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' 2002
Producer, Director
Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later 2002
Producer
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz' 2002
Producer
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket' 2002
Producer, Director
Mackin’ Ain’t Easy 2002
Producer
The Forging of Heroes: America’s Green Berets 2002
Producer
Life as a House: From the Ground Up 2002
Producer
Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House' 2002
Producer
Taking the Punishment Poll 2002
Producer, Director
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal" 2002
Producer, Director
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood 2002
Producer, Director
A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei 2002
Producer
Bones: Urban Gothic 2002
Producer
Mysteries of Love 2002
Producer, Director
Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars' 2001
Producer
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars 2001
Producer
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' 2001
Producer, Director
Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct' 2001
Producer, Director
The Confidence Man 2001
Editor
Visions of Mars 2001
Producer, Director
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' 2001
Producer, Director
Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation 2001
Producer, Director
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' 2001
Producer, Editor, Director
Paul Verhoeven vs. the MPAA 2001
Producer, Director
One on One with Vito Russo 2001
Producer, Director
Rescued from the Closet 2001
Editor, Producer, Director
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons" 2001
Producer, Director
Let the Games Begin 2001
Producer, Director
Satan’s Top Forty 2001
Producer, Director
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell 2001
Director, Producer
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking 2001
Producer
Charlie’s Angels: Angelic Effects 2001
Director, Producer
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy 2001
Producer, Director
Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel World 2001
Producer, Director
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels 2001
Producer, Director
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up 2001
Director, Producer
How Harry Met Sally… 2001
Editor, Producer, Director
- Satan’s Top 40
Satan’s Top 40 2001
Director, Producer
Predator: The Life Inside 2001
Producer
Predator: Old Painless 2001
Producer
Predator: Classified Action 2001
Producer
Predator: Character Design 2001
Producer
Predator: Camouflage 2001
Producer
Predator: Welcome to the Jungle 2001
Producer
Imagining 'Total Recall' 2001
Producer, Director
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' 2000
Producer
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' 2000
Producer, Director
Angels Forever 2000
Producer, Director
KPFA On the Air 2000
Additional Photography
The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination" 2000
Producer, Director
Premonitions 2000
Producer, Director
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi 2000
Producer, Director
The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich 2000
Editor
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji' 2000
Producer
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball' 2000
Producer, Editor, Director
Julie Strain: Supergoddess! 2000
Producer, Director
"Bats" Abound 1999
Producer, Director
Virus: Ghost in the Machine 1999
Producer, Editor
Invisible Mom II 1999
Editor
The Kid with X-Ray Eyes 1999
Editor
Psycho Path 1999
Producer, Editor
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic 1999
Producer, Director
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler' 1999
Producer, Editor, Director
Imagining 'Heavy Metal' 1999
Editor, Producer, Director
A Bold Affair 1998
Editor
Bikini Traffic School 1998
Editor
Leather Jacket Love Story 1998
Editor
Dear Santa 1998
Editor
Scorpio One 1998
Editor
If I Die Before I Wake 1998
Editor
Rapid Assault 1997
Editor
The Escort 1997
Editor
Maximum Security 1997
Editor
Precious Find 1996
Assistant Editor
Phantom Pain 1996
Editor
Frisk 1996
Assistant Editor
The Celluloid Closet 1996
Assistant Editor
Out There 1993
Production Assistant
Gotta Give ‘Em Hope 1993
Director, Producer, Editor
Al Lewis in the Flesh 1993
Director, Producer, Editor
Poison 1991
Production Assistant
Blood and Donuts 1990
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Credits from TMDB.