Jeffrey Schwarz

Directing

Jeffrey Schwarz

Born 1969-09-15 · 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.

Acting credits

Milk poster
7.2

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.

Milk

2008

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story poster
6.2

In the mid-1950s, Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, young composers and romantic partners, are hired by legendary silent film star Gloria Swanson to write a musical based on her film Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder in 1950.

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

2021

Cinemaville poster
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George Kuchar takes his Japanese student on a trip to Los Angeles and meets with his entertainment industry friends including Buck Henry, Christopher Coppola, and Jeffrey Schwarz.

Cinemaville

2007

Valerie poster
3.0

A documentary of the incredible life of actress Valerie Perrine and her battle with Parkinson's.

Valerie

2019

It Came from Kuchar poster
7.3

It Came from Kuchar is the definitive, feature documentary about the legendary, underground filmmaking twins, the Kuchar brothers. George and Mike Kuchar have inspired two generations of filmmakers, actors, musicians, and artists with their zany, "no budget" films and with their uniquely enchanting spirits.

It Came from Kuchar

2009

This Is Automat poster
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Produced in 2002 for DVD Angle's "DVD Discoveries," this comedy short shows how a Special Edition DVD is created for a fictional classic children's film.

This Is Automat

2002

Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story" poster
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Featurette about the production of Jeffrey Schwarz’s 2007 AFIFest Audience Award winning documentary.

Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"

2011

Behind the camera

Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds poster
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How far would you go to get the person of your dreams? With the help of Gwen and Tiffani, Kyle pretends to be heterosexual in order to land Troy, the new guy (and nude model) who's turning the heads of both men and women. He soon finds himself joining the campus ex-gay support group and nabbing a girlfriend! Kyle's ex-boyfriend Marc is horrified at the plan and decides to pursue the confused Troy with his own tactic -- being his "out" gay self. Who will win Troy first?

Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds

2006

Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels poster
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A look at the fight choreography of “Charlie's Angels” (2000).

Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels

2001

Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels poster
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A look at the fight choreography of “Charlie's Angels” (2000).

Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels

2001

Commitment to Life poster
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Against a rich Hollywood backdrop, "Commitment to Life" documents the true story of the fight against HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles - and how an intrepid group of people living with HIV/AIDS, doctors, movie stars, studio moguls and activists changed the course of the epidemic.

Commitment to Life

2023

Commitment to Life poster
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Against a rich Hollywood backdrop, "Commitment to Life" documents the true story of the fight against HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles - and how an intrepid group of people living with HIV/AIDS, doctors, movie stars, studio moguls and activists changed the course of the epidemic.

Commitment to Life

2023

Minnesota Nice poster
7.4

A collection of cast interviews and behind-the-scenes clips from the Coen brother's Academy Award-winning film "Fargo." Produced for the "Fargo" DVD.

Minnesota Nice

2003

Minnesota Nice poster
7.4

A collection of cast interviews and behind-the-scenes clips from the Coen brother's Academy Award-winning film "Fargo." Produced for the "Fargo" DVD.

Minnesota Nice

2003

Rescued from the Closet poster
6.5

Rescued from the Closet is a 2001 documentary consisting of interviews originally recorded for the 1995 film The Celluloid Closet. It explores the history and impact of LGBT representation in cinema, providing insights into the portrayal and evolution of LGBT characters and themes within the film industry.

Rescued from the Closet

2001

Rescued from the Closet poster
6.5

Rescued from the Closet is a 2001 documentary consisting of interviews originally recorded for the 1995 film The Celluloid Closet. It explores the history and impact of LGBT representation in cinema, providing insights into the portrayal and evolution of LGBT characters and themes within the film industry.

Rescued from the Closet

2001

Marty and Bobby poster
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An exploration of the creative collaboration of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, with a special emphasis on "Raging Bull."

Marty and Bobby

2011

Marty and Bobby poster
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An exploration of the creative collaboration of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, with a special emphasis on "Raging Bull."

Marty and Bobby

2011

The Fabulous Allan Carr poster
5.0

Armed with a limitless Rolodex and a Benedict Canyon enclave with its own disco, Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the 1970s. A producer, manager, and marketing genius, Carr built his bombastic reputation amid a series of successes including the mega-hit musical film "Grease," until it all came crashing down after he produced the 1989 Academy Awards, a notorious debacle.

The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017

The Fabulous Allan Carr poster
5.0

Armed with a limitless Rolodex and a Benedict Canyon enclave with its own disco, Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the 1970s. A producer, manager, and marketing genius, Carr built his bombastic reputation amid a series of successes including the mega-hit musical film "Grease," until it all came crashing down after he produced the 1989 Academy Awards, a notorious debacle.

The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017

Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours poster
7.2

DVD featurette about the making of Martin Scorsese's "After Hours."

Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours

2004

Celling Out poster
10.0

Documentary exploring the history and cultural impact of cellphones featuring scientists, cultural critics, and filmmakers. Produced for the "Cellular" DVD.

Celling Out

2004

Celling Out poster
10.0

Documentary exploring the history and cultural impact of cellphones featuring scientists, cultural critics, and filmmakers. Produced for the "Cellular" DVD.

Celling Out

2004

17 Agan: Going Back to 17 poster
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Check out what the cast remembers about their own teen years and get a glimpse of those dreaded photos from their high school years. Produced for the “17 Again” DVD.

17 Agan: Going Back to 17

2009

"Jarhead" Diaries poster
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An intimate behind-the-scenes look at the making of Sam Mendes’ “Jarhead,” featuring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jaime Foxx.

"Jarhead" Diaries

2006

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' poster
6.0

A documentary that presents a brief yet detailed account on the making of Martin Scorsese's "GoodFellas" (1990), the successful film that redefined the mafia on the big screen. Featuring interviews with cast and crew and clips from the movie, this retrospective documentary reveals the behind-the-scenes experiences of what would turn out to be one of the greatest films ever made.

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

2004

Tab Hunter Confidential poster
7.3

Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter was gay, and spent his Hollywood years in a precarious closet that repeatedly threatened to implode and destroy him. Tab Hunter himself shares first hand, for the first time, what it was like to be a studio manufactured movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood and the consequences of being someone totally different from his studio manufactured image.

Tab Hunter Confidential

2015

Tab Hunter Confidential poster
7.3

Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter was gay, and spent his Hollywood years in a precarious closet that repeatedly threatened to implode and destroy him. Tab Hunter himself shares first hand, for the first time, what it was like to be a studio manufactured movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood and the consequences of being someone totally different from his studio manufactured image.

Tab Hunter Confidential

2015

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story poster
6.2

In the mid-1950s, Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, young composers and romantic partners, are hired by legendary silent film star Gloria Swanson to write a musical based on her film Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder in 1950.

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

2021

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story poster
6.2

In the mid-1950s, Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, young composers and romantic partners, are hired by legendary silent film star Gloria Swanson to write a musical based on her film Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder in 1950.

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

2021

Semper Fi: Life After the Corps poster
7.0

A powerful, in-depth documentary profiling U.S. Marines back from duty in Iraq. Produced for the “Jarhead” DVD.

Semper Fi: Life After the Corps

2006