Ross McElwee
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1947-07-21 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Known for
- Sherman's March (1986) — Self
- Sweetgrass (2009) — Thanks
- Bright Leaves (2004) — Himself - Narrator (voice)
- POV (1988) — Self
- Time Indefinite (1993) — Himself
- Photographic Memory (2011) — Himself
- Six O'Clock News (1997) — Himself
- Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997) — Self
- Backyard (1984) — Himself
- N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman (1981) — Director of Photography
- Remake (2026) — Self
- Something to Do with the Wall (1991) — Narrator
- Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On? (1977) — Himself
- Resident Exile (1981) — Producer
- Space Coast (1979) — Director
- 68 Albany Street (1976) — Director