Jeffrey Schwarz — Director (3)
Vito (2011) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Vito
director: Jeffrey Schwarz actor: Vito Russo / Larry Kramer
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.
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
director: Jeffrey Schwarz actor: Jack Wrangler / Margaret Whiting
other title: Wrangler - Das Leben einer Legende / WRANGLER – Das Leben einer Legende
The outrageous story of 1970s porn icon Jack Wrangler, and how he rose to the top of the gay, and then straight, adult film industry.
I Am Divine (2013) [Movie] Douban IMDb
I Am Divine
director: 杰弗里·施瓦茨 actor: 迪韦恩 / Michael Musto
other title: 酷儿女神 / Eu Sou Divine
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.