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Jeffrey Schwarz

Jeffrey Schwarz

Directing·1969·66 films

Jeffrey Schwarz is an Emmy Award-winning producer, director and editor based in Los Angeles. His latest feature documentary is “Commitment to Life,” which chronicles the city of Los Angeles’ response to the HIV/AIDS crisis. It premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and is currently streaming on NBCUniversal’s Peacock. Previous work includes “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 the Emmy Award-winning HBO Documentary Films’ “Vito.”

As Director

I Am Divine
I Am Divine (2014)
Tab Hunter Confidential
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008)
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
Mysteries of Love
Mysteries of Love (2002)
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2001)
Vito
Vito (2011)
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (2006)
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (2006)
Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution'
Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution' (2012)
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (2001)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002)
Julie Strain: Supergoddess
Julie Strain: Supergoddess (2000)
Minnesota Nice
Minnesota Nice (2003)
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' (2004)
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees (2002)
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' (2003)
Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated
Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated (2004)
Scoring "Resident Evil"
Scoring "Resident Evil" (2002)
Reservoir Dogs Revisited
Reservoir Dogs Revisited (2005)
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' (2001)
Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife'
Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife' (2010)
How Harry Met Sally…
How Harry Met Sally… (2001)
Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'
Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct' (2001)
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos (2004)
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema (2009)
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy (2004)
Imagining 'Total Recall'
Imagining 'Total Recall' (2001)
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' (2002)
Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen
Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen (2002)
Rescued from the Closet
Rescued from the Closet (2001)
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004)
The House That Freddy Built
The House That Freddy Built (2006)
Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’
Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’ (2009)
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier' (2004)
House of Harrington
House of Harrington (2009)
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' (2000)
Hitchcocked!
Hitchcocked! (2006)
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ (2003)
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic (1999)
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket' (2002)
‘Friday’ Straight Up
‘Friday’ Straight Up (2009)
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi (2000)
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" (2007)
Let the Games Begin
Let the Games Begin (2001)
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface' (2003)
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights' (2006)
Imagining 'Heavy Metal'
Imagining 'Heavy Metal' (1999)
Al Lewis in the Flesh
Al Lewis in the Flesh (1993)
Clive Barker: Raising Hell
Clive Barker: Raising Hell (2004)
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler' (1999)
Commitment to Life
Commitment to Life (2023)
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons" (2001)
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026)
Satan’s Top Forty
Satan’s Top Forty (2001)
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel (2007)
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic
Raging Bull: Reflections on a Classic (2011)
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’ (2019)
Marty and Bobby
Marty and Bobby (2011)
Stories from the Plague
Stories from the Plague (2012)

As Actor