Jeffrey Schwarz

Film director

1969 –

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Who is Jeffrey Schwarz?

Jeffrey Schwarz is a filmmaker and producer based in Los Angeles, California. His latest documentary feature is I Am Divine, about the international drag superstar and John Waters' leading lady Divine. It had its world premiere at the 2013 South by Southwest Film Festival, and its Baltimore premiere at the Maryland Film Festival.

His previous documentary feature is HBO Documentary Films' Vito, about the life of Vito Russo, gay activist, film scholar, and author of The Celluloid Closet, premiered at the 2011 New York Film Festival and made its television debut on HBO in July 2012. The DVD was released by First Run Features in April, 2013. Vito received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Research at the 2013 News and Documentary Emmy Awards, as well as a GLAAD Media Award nomination for Outstanding Documentary.

In 2008, Schwarz premiered the GayVN award winning feature documentary Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon, a portrait of 1970s adult film star Jack Wrangler. It premiered at 2008's Newfest and is distributed by TLA Releasing. It frequently airs on Logo.

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Born
Sep 15, 1969
New York City
Also known as
  • Jeffery Schwarz
Nationality
  • United States of America
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on July 23, 2013

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