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.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1969-09-15 · New York City, New York, USA
Known for
- Milk (2008) — Castro Man (uncredited)
- Eating Out (2004) — Associate Producer
- The Celluloid Closet (1996) — Assistant Editor
- Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds (2006) — Producer
- I Am Divine (2014) — Director
- Poison (1991) — Production Assistant
- And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) — Co-Producer
- Tab Hunter Confidential (2015) — Producer
- Love, Gilda (2018) — Consulting Producer
- That Guy Dick Miller (2014) — Executive Producer
- The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin (2017) — Consulting Producer
- Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008) — Director
- Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) — Director
- Frisk (1996) — Assistant Editor
- Vito (2011) — Director
- Leather Jacket Love Story (1998) — Editor