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Ross McElwee

Ross McElwee

Born: 1947-07-21 • 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
Remake poster
Remake
2025 • Self
Photographic Memory poster
Photographic Memory
2011 • Himself
Bright Leaves poster
Bright Leaves
2004 • Himself - Narrator (voice)
Who Is Henry Jaglom? poster
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997 • Self
Six O'Clock News poster
Six O'Clock News
1997 • Himself
Time Indefinite poster
Time Indefinite
1993 • Himself
No Image
Something to Do with the Wall
1991 • Narrator
Sherman's March poster
Sherman's March
1985 • Self
No Image
Backyard
1984 • Himself
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On? poster
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
1977 • Himself