Jeffrey Schwarz
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 & Full Filmography8 Titles
Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Castro Man (uncredited)
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.
Drama Series - 2007, 16 episodes • as Self
Conversations with filmmakers, actors and screenwriters.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Self
A documentary of the incredible life of actress Valerie Perrine and her battle with Parkinson's.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Self
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.
Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as Self
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.
Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as Self
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.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Self
Featurette about the production of Jeffrey Schwarz’s 2007 AFIFest Audience Award winning documentary.
Movie - 2002, 2h 15m • as Self
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.