Ross McElwee
Directing • Born 1947-07-21
Directing0Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Biography
Ross McElwee is an American documentary filmmaker and cinematographer, and Harvard professor, known for his autobiographical films about his family and personal life, usually interwoven with an episodic journey of some sort. McElwee is a 1971 graduate of Brown University, and received his MS from MIT in 1977. He received the Career Award at the 2007 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.
Filmography
10 credits
Something to Do with the Wall
Movie • 1991
Narrator
Sherman's March
Movie • 1985
Self
Photographic Memory
Movie • 2011
Himself
Six O'Clock News
Movie • 1997
Himself
Time Indefinite
Movie • 1993
Himself
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
Movie • 1977
Himself
Backyard
Movie • 1984
Himself
Bright Leaves
Movie • 2004
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Remake
Movie • 2025
Self
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Movie • 1997
Self