Jeffrey Schwarz

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 of Jeffrey Schwarz

• Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026)
• Commitment to Life (2023)
• Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)
• Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’ (2019)
• Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble" (2018)
• The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
• Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
• I Am Divine (2014)
• Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution' (2012)
• Stories from the Plague (2012)
• Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars (2012)
• Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose' (2012)
• Different From the Others: A Legacy Preserved (2012)
• Vito (2011)
• Marty and Bobby (2011)
• Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby (2011)
• Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic (2011)
• Marty on Film (2011)
• Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose" (2011)
• Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story" (2011)
• "Footloose": Remembering Willard (2011)
• From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica Parker (2011)
• Raging Bull: Remembering Jake (2011)
• Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife' (2010)
• House of Harrington (2009)
• ‘Friday’ Straight Up (2009)
• Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’ (2009)
• Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’ (2009)
• Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema (2009)
• Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson (2009)
• Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008)
• Fellow Travelers (2008)
• Starz Inside: In the Gutter (2008)
• Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun" (2008)
• Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
• You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" (2007)
• The Roots of 'Hairspray' (2007)
• Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel (2007)
• Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (2006)
• Hitchcocked! (2006)