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Born September 15, 1969 in 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.

Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls

Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette

Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”

Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind "Wedding Wars"

A Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on Broadway

Diggin’ Up "Bones"

13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O

Fleshing Out the Hollow Man

Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"

Step by Step: The Dances of 'Hairspray'

Multiverses Create 'The One'

Predator: The Unseen Arnold

Resident Evil: Apocalypse: Stuntman Set Tour

The Making of 'Sex and the City'

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

Hollywood Black

Commitment to Life

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
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Return to Chili Verde: Making ‘Lust in the Dust’

Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’

Valerie
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Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"

Love, Gilda

The Fabulous Allan Carr

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

She's The Best Thing in It

Tab Hunter Confidential

I Am Divine

That Guy Dick Miller

And the Oscar Goes To...

Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'

Stories from the Plague

Different From the Others: A Legacy Preserved

Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars

Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'

Final Destination 5: Circle of Death

Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'

Vito

"Footloose": Remembering Willard

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

The Roommate: Dressing Dangerously

The Roommate: The Next Generation of Stars

From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interivew with Sarah Jessica Parker

Let’s Dance! Kevin Bacon on "Footloose"

Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic

Marty on Film

Takers: Take Action!

Marty and Bobby

Raging Bull: Remembering Jake

Raging Bull: Marty & Bobby

Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'

Program Alice: Activated

Going the Distance: A Guide to Long Distance Dating

Going the Distance: How to Have a Perfect Date

The Cast of Going the Distance: Off the Cuff

LeToya Luckett: A Rising Star

The Music of 'the Preacher's Kid'

The Preacher's Kid in Atlanta

The Prodigal Experience: Reflections on a Story

Body Count: The Deaths of "Final Destination"

Creek Daze: A Conversation with Kevin Williamson

Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema

It Came from Kuchar
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Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’

17 Agan: Going Back to 17

17 Again: Zac Goes Back

17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback

The Spectacular Spider-Man: Stylizing Spidey

On These Shoulders We Stand

Spider-Man: Re-Animated

Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes

House of Harrington

‘Friday’ Straight Up

Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’

Milk
Castro Man (uncredited)

For Life: The Journey of Dr. Dennis Slamon

Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'

Sex and the City: A Conversation with Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick King

Taking the Band: Making "Taking 5"

Starz Inside: In the Gutter

Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson

Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman

The Making of “Say”

Q&A at the DGA: Rob Epstein and Tom Ammiano

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

Sex and the City: Fergie in the Studio

Sex and the City: The Party That Never Was

Sex and the City: The Wedding Dress Photo Shoot

The Fabulous Fashion of 'Sex and the City'

Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City

Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"

Dreaming Slipstream Dream

Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock”

Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales

Resident Road Map: Reflections on the Future of the Series

Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction'

Fellow Travelers

The Players: The Cast of 'Extinction'

Writing a Bucket List

The Evolution of Resident Evil: Bridge to Extinction

Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse

You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"

Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth

'Hairspray' Extentions

It's 'Hairspray'!

Hairspray: Playing Tracy

The Roots of 'Hairspray'

Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad

Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

DP/30: Conversations About Movies
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Exhuming 'The Messengers'

Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel

Snakes on a Blog

Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles

Snakes on a Video: Cobra Starship

Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes

The Snake Pit: On the Set of 'Snakes on a Plane'

Snakes on a Plane: Snakebite Survival

Kong: Creating a Monster

Animatronic Snakes: A Visit to the Creature Shop

Cinemaville
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Serving Seconds: The Making of 'Eating Out 2'

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'

Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill'

RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors

Robin Williams: A Family Affair

Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy

JoJo: The Pop Princess

Robin Williams: A Family Affair

RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors

Hitchcocked!

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds

Shooting the Police: Cops on Film

"Jarhead" Diaries

Semper Fi: Life After the Corps

Jarhead: Background

Death's Design: Making "Final Destination 3"

Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane

The House That Freddy Built

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares

Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'

Why I Love 'Bewitched'

King Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion

De Niro vs. La Motta: Shot for Shot

Reservoir Dogs Revisited

What Makes Fido Run?

Paw Prints and Baby Steps: On the Set of “Son of The Mask”

Digital Diapers and Dog Bytes: Creating “Son of The Mask”

Chow Bella: Hollywood’s Pampered Pooches

Cartoon Logic

Introducing Cameron Diaz

Return to Edge City

Still Swingin’

Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated

Undead Boot Camp

Game Babes

Symphony of Evil

Corporate Malfeasance

Blood on the Land: The Making of a King

The Workaday Gangster

Elf: Film School for Kids

Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell

Elf: How they Made the North Pole

Elf: Lights, Camera, Puffin!

Elf: That's a Wrap

Elf: Kids on Christmas

Elf: Deck the Halls

Elf: Santa Mania

Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown

Elf Jukebox

Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'

Universal Soldier: A Tale of Two Titans

Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield

War Journal: On the Set of 'The Punisher'

Army of One: Punisher Origins

Drawing Blood Bradstreet Style

Keepin' It Real: 'Punisher' Stunts

East Meets West: "Red Heat" and the Kings of Carolco

Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"

Paper Is Cheaper Than Film

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos

Clive Barker: Raising Hell

From the Classroom to the Streets: The Making of 'Who's That Knocking at My Door'

Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'

Obey the Lost Skeleton!

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Severed Parts

The Running Man: Game Theory

Lockdown on Main Street

Eating Out

Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'

Stan Winston: Monster Mogul

Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods

Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre

Meet Bob Shaye

Code of Silence: Inside the Rampart Scandal

Dialing Up "Cellular"

Celling Out

A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie Dobbins

The Terror Gauge!

Cheating Death: Beyond and Back

Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'

Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

Dick Miller: Thespian

Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun'

Tears of the Sun: Voices of Africa

Minnesota Nice

Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'

A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'

Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space

Rick Baker: Alien Maker

Squish, Splat, Sploosh: The Stellar Sounds of 'Men in Black II'

Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes

Men in Black II: MIB ADR

Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy

Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'

Scoring "Resident Evil"

This Is Automat
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Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'

Jet Li Is 'The One'

Mark Borchardt Was in 'The One' with Jet Li

Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen

The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees

Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'

Fighting for Care

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"

The Politics of Fur

What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers

Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later

Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'

We Get to Win This Time

Afganistan: Land in Crisis

The Real Nam: Voices From Within

Guts and Glory

Rambonomics

Suiting Up: Rambo's Survival Hardware

Rambo: Selling a Hero

Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe

The Starships of “Starship Troopers”

Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'

Mackin’ Ain’t Easy

Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'

The Forging of Heroes: America’s Green Berets

Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'

Life as a House: From the Ground Up

Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"

Taking the Punishment Poll

A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei

Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood

Bones: Urban Gothic

Mysteries of Love

Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars

Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars'

Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'

Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'

The Confidence Man

Visions of Mars

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Paul Verhoeven vs. the MPAA

Rescued from the Closet

One on One with Vito Russo

Let the Games Begin

The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"

Adam Sandler Goes to Hell

Satan’s Top Forty

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking

Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up

Charlie’s Angels: The Master and the Angels

Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel World

Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy

Charlie’s Angels: Angelic Effects

How Harry Met Sally…

Imagining 'Total Recall'

Predator: Welcome to the Jungle

Predator: Camouflage

Predator: Character Design

Predator: Classified Action

Predator: Old Painless

Predator: The Life Inside

If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Angels Forever

Premonitions

The Perfect Souffle: Testing "Final Destination"

KPFA On the Air

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi

The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich

Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'

Julie Strain: Supergoddess!

Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'

"Bats" Abound

Virus: Ghost in the Machine

Invisible Mom II

The Kid with X-Ray Eyes

Psycho Path

Imagining 'Heavy Metal'

Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'

The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic

A Bold Affair

Bikini Traffic School

Leather Jacket Love Story

If I Die Before I Wake

Scorpio One

Dear Santa

Rapid Assault

The Escort

Maximum Security

Precious Find

Phantom Pain

Frisk

The Celluloid Closet

Out There

Gotta Give ‘Em Hope

Al Lewis in the Flesh

Poison

Blood and Donuts