Ross McElwee

79, from Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Artwork for RemakeImage of Ross McElwee

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.

Timeline

2026Aged 79

  • Poster for Remake

    Self

2011Aged 64

  • Poster for Photographic Memory

    Himself

2009Aged 62

  • Poster for Sweetgrass

    Thanks

2008Aged 61

2004Aged 57

  • Poster for Bright Leaves

    Himself - Narrator (voice)

2000Aged 53

1997Aged 50

  • Poster for Six O'Clock News

    Himself

  • Poster for Who Is Henry Jaglom?

    Self

1993Aged 46

  • Poster for Time Indefinite

    Himself

1991Aged 44

1986Aged 39

  • Poster for Sherman's March

    Self

1984Aged 37

1981Aged 34

1979Aged 32

  • Poster for Space Coast

    Director of Photography

1977Aged 30

  • Poster for Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?

    Himself

1976Aged 29

1974Aged 27

  • Poster for 20,000 Missing Persons

    Director of Photography

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