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Jeffrey Schwarz

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Born: September 15, 1969
From: New York City, New York, USA

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.

Known for

I Am Divine

Tab Hunter Confidential

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Mysteries of Love

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

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

Filmography

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2026

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

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2024

Hollywood Black

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2023

Commitment to Life

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2021

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

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2019

Return to Chili Verde: Making ‘Lust in the Dust’

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Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’

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2018

Love, Gilda

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Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’

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Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"

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2017

The Fabulous Allan Carr

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The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

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2015

Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story

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She's The Best Thing in It

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Tab Hunter Confidential

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2014

I Am Divine

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That Guy Dick Miller

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And the Oscar Goes To...

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2012

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

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Stories from the Plague

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Different From the Others: A Legacy Preserved

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Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars

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Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'

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2011

Final Destination 5: Circle of Death

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Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'

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"Footloose": Remembering Willard

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

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Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate"

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The Roommate: Dressing Dangerously

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The Roommate: The Next Generation of Stars

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

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