Jeffrey Schwarz

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.

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A documentary of the incredible life of actress Valerie Perrine and her battle with Parkinson's.

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Featurette about the production of Jeffrey Schwarz’s 2007 AFIFest Audience Award winning documentary.

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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.

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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.

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Conversations with filmmakers, actors and screenwriters.

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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.

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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.

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“Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders" peels back the layers of controversy surrounding the making of the 1980 thriller, "Cruising." Directed by William Friedkin, the film triggered fierce protests from the LGBTQ+ community for its portrayal of a serial killer targeting gay men in New York's leather bars. Friedkin drew inspiration from the brutal murder of Variety reporter Addison Verrill, blurring the boundaries between cinematic fiction and real-life tragedy.

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The epic story of the actors, writers, directors, and producers who fought for their place on the page, behind the camera and on the screen. From blackface to Black Panther, this series is a definitive chronicle of more than a century of the black experience in Hollywood and a powerful reexamination of a quintessentially American story – in brilliant color.

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Against a rich Hollywood backdrop, "Commitment to Life" documents the true story of the fight against HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles - and how an intrepid group of people living with HIV/AIDS, doctors, movie stars, studio moguls and activists changed the course of the epidemic.

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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.

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The making of Paul Bartel's "Lust in the Dust." Featuring interviews with star Tab Hunter and producer Allan Glaser.

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Featurette on the making of John Waters' "Polyester." Produced for The Criterion Collecton.

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Produced for The Criterion Collecton.

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Interview outtakes from Jeffrey Schwarz's 2013 documentary 'I Am Divine' which feature director John Waters; actors Susan Lowe, Mink Stole, George Figgs, and Mary Vivian Pearce; film critic Dennis Dermody; production designer Vincent Peranio; and production manager Pat Moran. Produced for The Criterion Collection.

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Armed with a limitless Rolodex and a Benedict Canyon enclave with its own disco, Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the 1970s. A producer, manager, and marketing genius, Carr built his bombastic reputation amid a series of successes including the mega-hit musical film "Grease," until it all came crashing down after he produced the 1989 Academy Awards, a notorious debacle.

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Seed Money is the story of Chuck Holmes, a San Francisco pornographer turned philanthropist. Holmes helped shaped and create gay identity in the years after Stonewall, and later became a major contributor to gay advocacy groups like the Human Rights Campaign and the LGBT Victory Fund, only to find later in life that while his money was welcome in philanthropic circles, he sometimes wasn't.

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Mary Louise Wilson is the most accomplished character actor you've never heard of. While teaching skeptical young students, she examines whether her life has been successful.

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Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter was gay, and spent his Hollywood years in a precarious closet that repeatedly threatened to implode and destroy him. Tab Hunter himself shares first hand, for the first time, what it was like to be a studio manufactured movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood and the consequences of being someone totally different from his studio manufactured image.

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Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine succeeded in becoming an internationally recognized icon, recording artist, and character actor of stage and screen. Glenn went from the often-mocked, schoolyard fat kid to underdog royalty, standing up for millions of gay men and women, drag queens and punk rockers, and countless other socially ostracized misfits and freaks. With a completely committed in-your-face style, he blurred the line between performer and personality, and revolutionized pop culture.

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Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featuring a diverse range of interviews with directors, co-stars, and contemporaries.

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Cast comes back and returns. Featuring footage/segments from Resident Evil Afterlife.

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The story of the AIDS epidemic from its early, ominous beginnings and the wave of death that followed, through the formation of ACT UP and the arrival of life-prolonging medicines. This program is comprised of interview outtakes from the documentary motion picture VITO, about gay activist and film historian Vito Russo.

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Featurette about the restoration of German silent film “Different From the Others” aka “Anders als die Andern.” Produced for the Outfest Legacy Project and the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Featuring Jan-Christopher Horak (Director, UCLA Film & Television Archive), Todd Wiener (Motion Picture Archivist, UCLA Film & Television Archive), Leslie Belzberg (Outfest Board Member).

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Featurette produced for the “Footloose” DVD.

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Featurette produced for the “Footloose” DVD.

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Produced for the “Final Destination 5” DVD.

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In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBTQ+ representation in the media. He went on to write "The Celluloid Closet", the first book to critique Hollywood's portrayals of gays on screen. During the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Vito became a passionate advocate for justice via the newly formed ACT UP, before his death in 1990.

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Kevin Bacon and Sarah Jessica Parker remember Chris Penn.

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Featurette about the production of Jeffrey Schwarz’s 2007 AFIFest Audience Award winning documentary.

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Featurette produced for “The Roommate” DVD.

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This featurette explores the development, casting and production of this slick thriller, and why a college campus was the perfect setting for this story about friendship and obsession.

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Featurette produced for “The Roommate” DVD.

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Kevin Bacon reminisces about Footloose – from going undercover as a high school student to get motivated, putting together the look for the character, learning the dance steps, and how the success of the film changed his life.

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Sarah Jessica Parker talks about the making of "Footloose."

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Contemporary filmmakers discuss their love of “Raging Bull” and how it’s influenced their own filmmaking process.

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Martin Scorsese reflects on his love of the movies, his life as a filmmaker, and his thoughts on the future of cinema.

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Featurette produced for the “Takers” DVD.

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An exploration of the creative collaboration of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, with a special emphasis on "Raging Bull."

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An exploration of the creative collaboration of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, with a special emphasis on “Raging Bull.” Produced for the “Raging Bull” DVD.

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Members of the Veterans Boxing Association discuss their memories of the Bronx Bull, Jake La Motta.

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Resident Evil: Afterlife featurette.

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