Jeffrey Schwarz
Directing
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.
As actor 8
On the crew 319
Hollywood Black
2024
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
2015
Poison
1991
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
2006
Cartoon Logic
2005
Precious Find
1996
"Jarhead" Diaries
2006
'Hairspray' Extentions
2007
Elf Jukebox
2004
Angels Forever
2000
I Am Divine
2014
Out There
1993
Celling Out
2004
Game Babes
2004
Minnesota Nice
2003
Predator: Camouflage
2001
Fellow Travelers
2008
The Celluloid Closet
1996
Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen
2002
Dreaming Slipstream Dream
2008
A Bold Affair
1998
Army of One: Punisher Origins
2004
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Commitment to Life
2023
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2001
Taking the Band: Making "Taking 5"
2008
Eating Out
2004
Guts and Glory
2002
Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles
2007
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
2004
Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels
2001
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
2007
Lockdown on Main Street
2004
Love, Gilda
2018
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026
Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes
2009
Jet Li Is 'The One'
2002
Blood on the Land: The Making of a King
2004
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'
2002
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
Rescued from the Closet
2001
Rambonomics
2002
Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
2001
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
2004
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
2004
Marty and Bobby
2011
Psycho Path
1999
Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
2002
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
2011
War Journal: On the Set of The Punisher
2004
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
2002
Reservoir Dogs Revisited
2005
Semper Fi: Life After the Corps
2006
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
2009
Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales
2008
Body Count: The Deaths of "Final Destination"
2010
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
2002
From the Classroom to the Streets: The Making of 'Who's That Knocking at My Door'
2004
We Get to Win This Time
2002
Predator: The Unseen Arnold
Elf: Film School for Kids
2004
Vito
2011
Jarhead: Background
2006
Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes
2007
Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'
2012
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
2005
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
Invisible Mom II
1999
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
2001
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers
2002
Death's Design: Making "Final Destination 3"
2006
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
2004
Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'
2002
Elf: How they Made the North Pole
2004
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021
Still Swingin’
2005
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
The Escort
1997
Leather Jacket Love Story
1998
A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie Dobbins
2004
Sex and the City: The Party That Never Was
2008
Frisk
1996
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
2008
"Bats" Abound
1999
Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby
2011
Drawing Blood Bradstreet Style
2004
Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane
2006
Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock”
2008
The Roommate: The Next Generation of Stars
2011
Rapid Assault
1997
Paw Prints and Baby Steps: On the Set of “Son of The Mask”
2005
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006
It's 'Hairspray'!
2007
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy
2001
Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes
2002
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008
Predator: The Life Inside
2001
Mysteries of Love
2002
The Kid with X-Ray Eyes
1999
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
2007
The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'
2007
Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
2004
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
2006
Final Destination 5: Circle of Death
2011
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
2019
Elf: That's a Wrap
2004
Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City
2008
17 Agan: Going Back to 17
2009
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
2006
Predator: Old Painless
2001
King Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion
2005
Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'
2006
Snakes on a Blog
2007
Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars'
2001
Rise Up and Shout!
2007
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars
2012
Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"
2018
The Making of 'Sex and the City'
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
2002
Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'
2001
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
2005
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
2007
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006
Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”
Serving Seconds: The Making of 'Eating Out 2'
2006
17 Again: Zac Goes Back
2009
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
2003
Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood
2002
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
2007
Chow Bella: Hollywood’s Pampered Pooches
2005
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco
2004
The Workaday Gangster
2004
This Is Automat
2002
The Fabulous Fashion of 'Sex and the City'
2008
For Life: The Journey of Dr. Dennis Slamon
2008
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
2007
The Running Man: Game Theory
2004
Gotta Give ‘Em Hope
1993
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
2002
The Prodigal Experience: Reflections on a Story
2010
Exhuming 'The Messengers'
2007
Digital Diapers and Dog Bytes: Creating “Son of The Mask”
2005
Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel World
2001
The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"
2000
Scoring "Resident Evil"
2002
Marty on Film
2011
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"
Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'
2010
Snakes on a Video: Cobra Starship
2007
Keepin' It Real: 'Punisher' Stunts
2004
Bikini Traffic School
1998
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
2002
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
2001
The Players: The Cast of 'Extinction'
2008
Symphony of Evil
2004
Diggin’ Up "Bones"
17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback
2009
Introducing Cameron Diaz
2005
The House That Freddy Built
2006
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman
2008
Imagining 'Heavy Metal'
1999
Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
2002
Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell
2004
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
2001
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
2008
Stan Winston: Monster Mogul
2004
Scorpio One
1998
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
2008
Sex and the City: The Wedding Dress Photo Shoot
2008
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
Tears of the Sun: Voices of Africa
2003
Resident Evil: Apocalypse: Stuntman Set Tour
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
2000
JoJo: The Pop Princess
2006
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2001
Dialing Up "Cellular"
2004
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'
2003
Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'
2003
Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'
2012
Bones: Urban Gothic
2002
The Roommate: Dressing Dangerously
2011
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006
Julie Strain: Supergoddess!
2000
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
1999
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006
Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"
2011
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
2006
Maximum Security
1997
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
2003
Dear Santa
1998
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
Step by Step: The Dances of 'Hairspray'
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006
Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
2007
Predator: Character Design
2001
A Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on Broadway
Let the Games Begin
2001
Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse
2007
Sex and the City: A Conversation with Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick King
2008
Men in Black II: MIB ADR
2002
Animatronic Snakes: A Visit to the Creature Shop
2007
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Severed Parts
2004
Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two Titans
2004
Life as a House: From the Ground Up
2002
Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods
2004
The Music of 'the Preacher's Kid'
2010
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"
2002
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
2004
Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction'
2008
Multiverses Create 'The One'
Obey the Lost Skeleton!
2004
Predator: Classified Action
2001
LeToya Luckett: A Rising Star
2010
Mackin’ Ain’t Easy
2002
KPFA On the Air
2000
13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O
De Niro vs. La Motta: Shot for Shot
2005
The Forging of Heroes: America’s Green Berets
2002
The Starships of “Starship Troopers”
2002
Charlie’s Angels: Angelic Effects
2001
From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica Parker
2011
She's The Best Thing in It
2015
Sex and the City: Fergie in the Studio
2008
Kong: Creating a Monster
2007
Afganistan: Land in Crisis
2002
Mark Borchardt Was in 'The One' with Jet Li
2002
"Footloose": Remembering Willard
2011
Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson
2009
Predator: Welcome to the Jungle
2001
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'
2000
Squish, Splat, Sploosh: The Stellar Sounds of 'Men in Black II'
2002
The Making of “Say”
2008
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic
1999
Takers: Take Action!
2011
The Preacher's Kid in Atlanta
2010
The Evolution of Resident Evil: Bridge to Extinction
2007
Visions of Mars
2001
Snakes on a Plane: Snakebite Survival
2007
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
2001
Satan’s Top 40
2001
Undead Boot Camp
2004
Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"
2011
House of Harrington
2009
Writing a Bucket List
2008
Hairspray: Playing Tracy
2007
Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later
2002
A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei
2002
Blood and Donuts
1990
Return to Chili Verde: Making ‘Lust in the Dust’
2019
Elf: Santa Mania
2004
‘Friday’ Straight Up
2009
Taking the Punishment Poll
2002
Al Lewis in the Flesh
1993
The Real Nam: Voices From Within
2002
Fighting for Care
2002
Satan’s Top Forty
2001
Corporate Malfeasance
2004
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
2000
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'
2004
Meet Bob Shaye
2004
Imagining 'Total Recall'
2001
Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’
2018
Hitchcocked!
2006
Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated
2004
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson
2008
Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate"
2011
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
2009
Raging Bull: Remembering Jake
2011
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
2006
Virus: Ghost in the Machine
1999
Code of Silence: Inside the Rampart Scandal
2004
Elf: Lights, Camera, Puffin!
2004
Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours
2004
Suiting Up: Rambo's Survival Hardware
2002
Program Alice: Activated
2010
Return to Edge City
2005
On These Shoulders We Stand
2009
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
2002
Paper Is Cheaper Than Film
2004
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic
2011
Clive Barker: Raising Hell
2004
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
2006
One on One with Vito Russo
2001
Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
2002
The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich
2000
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees
2002
Elf: Kids on Christmas
2004
Different From the Others: A Legacy Preserved
2012
Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
2003
How Harry Met Sally…
2001
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003
Dick Miller: Thespian
2003
Stories from the Plague
2012
Phantom Pain
1996
Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield
2004
Elf: Deck the Halls
2004
If I Die Before I Wake
1998
Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation
2001
Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’
2009
Resident Road Map: Reflections on the Future of the Series
2008
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
2004
The Confidence Man
2001
The Politics of Fur
2002
What Makes Fido Run?
2005
Premonitions
2000
Paul Verhoeven vs. the MPAA
2001
Cheating Death: Beyond and Back
2003
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
2002
Rick Baker: Alien Maker
2002
The Terror Gauge!
2003
Rambo: Selling a Hero
2002