"Adventure To The Afterworld"
Port Washington News, Nov. 5, 2018.
"Author Roy Schwartz discusses his debut novel"
Young Entertainment Magazine, Oct. 29, 2018.
"Book Review: ‘The Darkness in Lee’s Closet and the Others Waiting There’"
TBR News Media, Oct. 23, 2018.
"Alumni News: Roy Schwartz"
MCAA Avenue, Oct. 12, 2018.
"Alumni News: Roy Schwartz"
Long Islander News/Huntington Weekly, Sep. 1, 2018.
“תמיד אישה: דרכה של וונדר וומן - מדמות הקומיקס ועד גל גדות”
Maariv interview (Hebrew), May 27, 2017.
“האם סופרמן נימול?”
Ynet interview (Hebrew), June 25, 2013.
"Is Superman Circumcised?"
Jerusalem Post op-ed, Feb. 14, 2013.
Roy Schwartz
Film & TV
JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience
Documentary • 2024 • 23m
This captivating short documentary uncovers the real-life origin story of comic books and superheroes, created by pioneering Jewish Americans from World War II to the present day, as colorful and thrilling as the comics themselves!
Director: Tony Kim
Writers: Roy Schwartz, Tony Kim
Producers: Roy Schwartz, Tony Kim
Executive prodcuers: Tony Kim, Roy Schwartz, Miriam Eve Mora, Danny Fingeroth, Ilana Rosenbluth
Director of photography: Tal Kissos
Editor: Simon Wheeldon
Sound editor: Austin Krier
Production companies: TurnKey Pictures, Center for Jewish History
Distributor: JLTV - Jewish Life Television Network
Featuring: Danny Fingeroth, Eve Miriam Mora, Roy Schwartz
Full credits on IMDb
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Awards
DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards, Religion Communicators Council
2025 Winner
Video: Documentary/Educational - Single Work
Huntington Film & TV Festival
2025 Winner
Best Documentary Short
San Diego Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival
2025 Finalist
Best Documentary
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Festivals & screenings
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Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF), Jan. 2026
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The Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center, Sep. 2025
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Cleveland Jewish FilmFest, Sep. 2025
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Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival, Aug. 2025
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San Diego Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival (CCI-IFF), July 2025
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Flint Jewish Film Festival, May 2025
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MC3 (Motor City Comic Con), May 2025
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Made in Huntington Film & TV Festival, Apr. 2025
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Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival, Feb. 2025
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New York Comic Con (NYCC), Oct. 2024 (Premiere)
© TurnKey Pictures & Roy Schwartz
For screenings please email roy@royschwartz.com
Comic Culture: An Xciting Conversation with Chris Claremont
TV special • 2026 • 29m
In this special episode of PBS series Comic Culture, guest interviewer Roy Schwartz speaks with famed X-Men writer Chris Claremont about his Jewish and other inspirations.
Director: Gabriel Sanders
Writer: Roy Schwartz
Producer: Roy Schwartz
Executive prodcuer: Terence Dollard
Director of photography: Jason Guillaume
Production companies: UNC Pembroke, Center for Jewish History
Distributor: PBS
Featuring: Chris Claremont, Roy Schwartz, Terence Dollard
Full credits on IMDb
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