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.
Acting
Movie
Milk
as Castro Man (uncredited)
2008
Movie
It Came from Kuchar
as Self
2009
Movie
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
as Self
2021
Movie
Valerie
as Self
2019
TV
DP/30: Conversations About Movies
as Self
2007
Movie
Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"
as Self
2011
Movie
Cinemaville
as Self
2007
Movie
This Is Automat
as Self
2002
Crew
Movie
Eating Out
Associate Producer
2004
Movie
The Celluloid Closet
Assistant Editor
1996
Movie
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
Producer
2006
Movie
Poison
Production Assistant
1991
Movie
I Am Divine
Director
2014
Movie
And the Oscar Goes To...
Co-Producer
2014
Movie
Tab Hunter Confidential
Producer
2015
Movie
Love, Gilda
Consulting Producer
2018
Movie
That Guy Dick Miller
Executive Producer
2014
Movie
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Consulting Producer
2017
Movie
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Director
2008
Movie
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Director
2007