Jeffrey Schwarz

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

1. I Am Divine (2014) — Director
2. Tab Hunter Confidential (2015) — Director
3. Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008) — Director
4. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) — Director
5. Mysteries of Love (2002) — Director
6. Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2001) — Director
7. Vito (2011) — Director
8. Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (2006) — Director
9. No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (2006) — Director
10. Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution' (2012) — Director
11. As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (2001) — Director
12. Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021) — Director
13. The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) — Director
14. Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002) — Director
15. Julie Strain: Supergoddess! (2000) — Director
16. Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' (2003) — Director
17. Reservoir Dogs Revisited (2005) — Director
18. Minnesota Nice (2003) — Director
19. People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' (2004) — Director
20. The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees (2002) — Director
21. Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated (2004) — Director
22. Scoring "Resident Evil" (2002) — Director
23. Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct' (2001) — Director
24. Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' (2001) — Director
25. How Harry Met Sally… (2001) — Director
26. Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos (2004) — Director
27. Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife' (2010) — Director
28. Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema (2009) — Director
29. Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' (2002) — Director
30. Imagining 'Total Recall' (2001) — Director
31. Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen (2002) — Director
32. Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy (2004) — Director
33. Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball' (2000) — Director
34. JoJo: The Pop Princess (2006) — Director
35. RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors (2006) — Director
36. House of Harrington (2009) — Director
37. Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’ (2009) — Director
38. Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004) — Director
39. The House That Freddy Built (2006) — Director
40. Rescued from the Closet (2001) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Milk (2008) — Castro Man (uncredited)
2. It Came from Kuchar (2009) — Self
3. Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021) — Self
4. Valerie (2019) — Self
5. DP/30: Conversations About Movies (2007) — Self
6. Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story" (2011) — Self
7. Cinemaville (2007) — Self
8. This Is Automat (2002) — Self