Ross McElwee

Ross McElwee

Profile info

Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday21 July 1947 (79 years old)
Place of birthCharlotte, North Carolina, USA
Known credits19

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.

Remake
Remake
2026 · Self
Remake
Remake
2026 · Editor
Remake
Remake
2026 · Producer
Remake
Remake
2026 · Director
Remake
Remake
2026 · Director of Photography
Photographic Memory
Photographic Memory
2011 · Himself
Photographic Memory
Photographic Memory
2011 · Director
Photographic Memory
Photographic Memory
2011 · Director of Photography
Photographic Memory
Photographic Memory
2011 · Executive Producer
Photographic Memory
Photographic Memory
2011 · Writer
Sweetgrass
Sweetgrass
2009 · Thanks
In Paraguay
2008 · Director
In Paraguay
2008 · Director of Photography
Bright Leaves
Bright Leaves
2004 · Himself - Narrator (voice)
Bright Leaves
Bright Leaves
2004 · Director
Bright Leaves
Bright Leaves
2004 · Director of Photography
Bright Leaves
Bright Leaves
2004 · Editor
Bright Leaves
Bright Leaves
2004 · Producer
Bright Leaves
Bright Leaves
2004 · Writer
No Vladimir
2000 · Supervising Producer
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997 · Self
Six O'Clock News
Six O'Clock News
1997 · Himself
Six O'Clock News
Six O'Clock News
1997 · Director
Six O'Clock News
Six O'Clock News
1997 · Writer
Six O'Clock News
Six O'Clock News
1997 · Editor
Six O'Clock News
Six O'Clock News
1997 · Director of Photography
Time Indefinite
Time Indefinite
1993 · Himself
Time Indefinite
Time Indefinite
1993 · Director
Time Indefinite
Time Indefinite
1993 · Writer
Time Indefinite
Time Indefinite
1993 · Director of Photography
Something to Do with the Wall
1991 · Narrator
Something to Do with the Wall
1991 · Director
Something to Do with the Wall
1991 · Director of Photography
Point of View
Point of View
1988 · Self
Point of View
Point of View
1988 · Director
Point of View
Point of View
1988 · Writer
Point of View
Point of View
1988 · Producer
Point of View
Point of View
1988 · Editor
Point of View
Point of View
1988 · Cinematography
Sherman's March
Sherman's March
1986 · Self
Sherman's March
Sherman's March
1986 · Director
Sherman's March
Sherman's March
1986 · Writer
Sherman's March
Sherman's March
1986 · Cinematography
Sherman's March
Sherman's March
1986 · Director of Photography
Sherman's March
Sherman's March
1986 · Producer
Sherman's March
Sherman's March
1986 · Sound
Backyard
1984 · Himself
Backyard
1984 · Director
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