Ross McElwee
Directing
- Born
- July 21, 1947 (age 79) · 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.
Known for
Sherman's March
September 5, 1986
Bright Leaves
April 28, 2004
Time Indefinite
May 12, 1993
Photographic Memory
September 4, 2011
Six O'Clock News
January 20, 1997
N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman
May 3, 1981
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
January 1, 1977
Space Coast
March 10, 1979
20,000 Missing Persons
January 1, 1974
Remake
June 18, 2026
Behind the camera16
- 2026Remake Editor, Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Writer
- 2011Photographic Memory Director, Director of Photography, Executive Producer, Writer
- 2008In Paraguay Director, Director of Photography
- 2004Bright Leaves Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Writer
- 2000No Vladimir Supervising Producer
- 1997Six O'Clock News Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- 1993Time Indefinite Director, Writer, Director of Photography
- 1991Something to Do with the Wall Director, Director of Photography
- 1986Sherman's March Director, Writer, Cinematography, Director of Photography, Producer, Sound