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Ross McElwee
- Born
- 1947-07-21
- Birthplace
- Charlotte, 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.
Known For
Filmography
19 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Remake
2026 · Movie
Self · Director · Producer · Editor · Director of Photography
Photographic Memory
2011 · Movie
Himself · Director · Director of Photography · Executive Producer · Writer
Sweetgrass
2009 · Movie
Thanks
In Paraguay
2008 · Movie
Director · Director of Photography
Bright Leaves
2004 · Movie
Himself - Narrator (voice) · Director · Director of Photography · Editor · Producer · Writer
No Vladimir
2000 · Movie
Supervising Producer
Six O'Clock News
1997 · Movie
Himself · Director · Writer · Editor · Director of Photography
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997 · Movie
Self
Time Indefinite
1993 · Movie
Himself · Director · Writer · Director of Photography
Something to Do with the Wall
1991 · Movie
Narrator · Director · Director of Photography
POV
1988 · TV Show
Self · Director · Writer · Producer · Editor · Cinematography
Sherman's March
1986 · Movie
Self · Director · Writer · Cinematography · Director of Photography · Producer · Sound
Backyard
1984 · Movie
Himself · Director · Director of Photography
N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman
1981 · Movie
Director of Photography
Resident Exile
1981 · Movie
Producer · Editor · Director · Director of Photography
Space Coast
1979 · Movie
Director · Director of Photography
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
1977 · Movie
Himself · Director · Director of Photography
68 Albany Street
1976 · Movie
Director · Director of Photography
20,000 Missing Persons
1974 · Movie
Director · Director of Photography