Ross McElwee
Known for Directing
- Born
- July 21, 1947 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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.
Latest
RemakeDirector2026Rating: 6.7 out of 10
Photographic MemoryDirector2011Rating: 5.9 out of 10- In ParaguayDirector2008
Bright LeavesDirector2004Rating: 7.0 out of 10- No VladimirSupervising Producer2000Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Six O'Clock NewsDirector1997Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Time IndefiniteDirector1993Rating: 7.0 out of 10- Something to Do with the WallDirector1991Rating: 7.5 out of 10
POVDirector1988SeriesRating: 6.9 out of 10
Sherman's MarchDirector1986Rating: 6.3 out of 10- BackyardDirector1984Rating: 6.2 out of 10
N!ai, The Story of a !Kung WomanDirector of Photography1981Rating: 6.8 out of 10- Resident ExileDirector1981Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Space CoastDirector1979Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?Director1977Rating: 7.5 out of 10- 68 Albany StreetDirector1976Rating: 8.0 out of 10
20,000 Missing PersonsDirector1974Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Known for
- Sherman's MarchDirector1986Rating: 6.3 out of 10
- Bright LeavesDirector2004Rating: 7.0 out of 10
- Time IndefiniteDirector1993Rating: 7.0 out of 10
- Photographic MemoryDirector2011Rating: 5.9 out of 10
- Six O'Clock NewsDirector1997Rating: 6.5 out of 10
- POVDirector1988SeriesRating: 6.9 out of 10
- BackyardDirector1984Rating: 6.2 out of 10
- RemakeDirector2026Rating: 6.7 out of 10
- Something to Do with the WallDirector1991Rating: 7.5 out of 10
- Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?Director1977Rating: 7.5 out of 10
- N!ai, The Story of a !Kung WomanDirector of Photography1981Rating: 6.8 out of 10
Filmography
19 titles
