Ross McElwee

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

10

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-07-21 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Ross McElwee

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

Sherman's March
6.8%

Sherman's March

Nov 13, 1985

Bright Leaves
6.9%

Bright Leaves

Apr 28, 2004

Time Indefinite
6.9%

Time Indefinite

May 12, 1993

Photographic Memory
5.5%

Photographic Memory

Sep 4, 2011

Six O'Clock News
6.0%

Six O'Clock News

Jan 20, 1997

Who Is Henry Jaglom?
6.6%

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Jul 8, 1997

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6.0%

Backyard

Jan 1, 1984

Remake
0.0%

Remake

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Acting

Remake
2011
Photographic Memory as Himself
2004
Bright Leaves as Himself - Narrator (voice)
1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom? as Self
1997
Six O'Clock News as Himself
1993
Time Indefinite as Himself
1991
Something to Do with the Wall as Narrator
1985
Sherman's March as Himself
1984
Backyard as Himself
1977
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On? as Himself

Camera

2011
Photographic Memory as Director of Photography
2008
In Paraguay as Director of Photography
2004
Bright Leaves as Director of Photography
1997
Six O'Clock News as Director of Photography
1993
Time Indefinite as Director of Photography
1991
Something to Do with the Wall as Director of Photography
1985
Sherman's March as Director of Photography
1984
Backyard as Director of Photography
1981
N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman as Director of Photography
1981
Resident Exile as Director of Photography
1979
Space Coast as Director of Photography
1977
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On? as Director of Photography
1977
Energy War as Director of Photography
1976
68 Albany Street as Director of Photography
1974
20,000 Missing Persons as Director of Photography

Crew

2009
Sweetgrass as Thanks
1985
Sherman's March as Cinematography

Directing

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

Editing

Remake as Editor
2004
Bright Leaves as Editor
1997
Six O'Clock News as Editor
1981
Resident Exile as Editor

Production

Remake as Producer
2004
Bright Leaves as Producer
2000
No Vladimir as Supervising Producer
1981
Resident Exile as Producer

Writing

1997
Six O'Clock News as Writer
1993
Time Indefinite as Writer
1985
Sherman's March as Writer
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