Time Indefinite (1993)

Love, family, and the search for better camera angles.

Directed by Ross McElwee1h 54mDocumentary

After documentarian Ross McElwee gets married, a series of misfortunes follow: his grandmother dies, his wife miscarries, and then his father dies less than a week later. Shaken by the sudden string of deaths, McElwee becomes depressed. After spending time with his friend and former high school poetry teacher, Charlene, he goes to meet his brother, a doctor. In a series of interviews, McElwee contemplates his morbid preoccupation with death and tries to figure out how to shake it off.

Year
1993
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
12 May 1993
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7.0 (10)
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Steve Ascher
Himself
M
Michael Blumenthal
Himself
Robert Gardner
Robert Gardner
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Natalie Hawley
Herself
Ross McElwee
Ross McElwee
Himself
Charleen Swansea
Charleen Swansea
Herself
M
Marilyn Levine
Herself
D
Dede McElwee
Herself
Adrian McElwee
Adrian McElwee
Himself
J
John McElwee
Himself
R
Ross McElwee Jr.
Himself

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