Ross McElwee

Director

Born: July 21, 1947 (age 78)
From: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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 (15)

Remake (2026)
Director
Photographic Memory (2011)
Director
In Paraguay
In Paraguay (2008)
Director
Bright Leaves (2004)
Director
Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997)
Self
Six O'Clock News (1997)
Director
Time Indefinite (1993)
Director
Something to Do with the Wall
Something to Do with the Wall (1991)
Director
Sherman's March (1985)
Director
Backyard
Backyard (1984)
Director
Resident Exile
Resident Exile (1981)
Director
Space Coast (1979)
Director
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On? (1977)
Director
68 Albany Street
68 Albany Street (1976)
Director
20,000 Missing Persons (1974)
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