
Michael Schwartz
Directing
Known For

A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.
The Peanut Butter Falcon

Gustavo idolizes his older brother Paco and his punk, "Frikis" bandmates. When word reaches the Frikis of a potential reprieve from the effects of the economic crisis, they do the now unthinkable: deliberately inject themselves with HIV to live at a government-run treatment home. It's there that they create their own utopia to live and play music freely.
Los Frikis
Ben, after an experimental procedure leaves him cryogenically frozen for 42.6 years, sets out to re-connect with his ex-girlfriend Ruthie and while he hasn’t aged a day, she’s lived an entire lifetime without him.
42.6 Years
An upcoming remake of 'Riders of Justice' by Michael Schwartz & Tyler Nilson.
Upcoming Remake of 'Riders of Justice'

Bry, a reckless party animal, decides to rip his retired parents from their all-American lives and throw them into the adventure of a lifetime. As Bry and his folks enjoy the Dionysian side of life, they will all learn a bit about themselves & each other.
Taking My Parents to Burning Man

A beard-growing documentary that's somehow not really about growing beards.
The Winter of the Beard

Two friends rekindle their connections after years apart.
Lifelines

Levi is a boy growing up on an island off the coast of North Carolina. When a new bridge is built connecting his island to the mainland he has to come to grips with the change and opportunities that come along with it. Love of home, love of a partner, and love of family all seem to be falling apart and slowly pushing him towards the inevitable, crossing that bridge himself to see what lies beyond the horizon.
The Moped Diaries

Juliette's life takes a turn for the worse when she is possessed by an A.I. device called Ivan.
Ivan
Short documentary of a day spent in San Francisco pushing the limits with the world's best free-solo climber Alex Honnold.
Alex Honnold's Urban Ascents
What's important to Alex besides dangling from cliffs? In this short, filmed at his home in Sacramento, Alex gives us a completely new perspective on his life.