Directing
Ross McElwee
EN cinema · 18 credits
Born
21 July 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
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
Filmography
Remake
as Self, Editor, Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Writer
Photographic Memory
as Himself, Director, Director of Photography, Executive Producer, Writer
Sweetgrass
Thanks
In Paraguay
2008
In Paraguay
Director, Director of Photography
Bright Leaves
as Himself - Narrator (voice), Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Writer
No Vladimir
2000
No Vladimir
Supervising Producer
Six O'Clock News
as Himself, Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
Time Indefinite
as Himself, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Something to Do with the Wall
1991
Something to Do with the Wall
as Narrator, Director, Director of Photography
Sherman's March
as Self, Director, Writer, Cinematography, Director of Photography, Producer, Sound
Backyard
1984
Backyard
as Himself, Director, Director of Photography
Resident Exile
1981
Resident Exile
Producer, Editor, Director, Director of Photography
N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman
Director of Photography
Space Coast
Director, Director of Photography
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
as Himself, Director, Director of Photography
68 Albany Street
1976
68 Albany Street
Director, Director of Photography
20,000 Missing Persons
Director of Photography, Director