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.
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Filmography
Acting (11)
Movies (10)
Remake
2026as Self
Photographic Memory
2011as Himself
Bright Leaves
2004as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997as Self
Six O'Clock News
1997as Himself
Time Indefinite
1993as Himself
Something to Do with the Wall
1991as Narrator
Sherman's March
1986as Self
Backyard
1984as Himself
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
1977as Himself
Television (1)
Crew (48)
Movies (43)
Remake
2026Director
Remake
2026Director of Photography
Remake
2026Editor
Remake
2026Producer
Photographic Memory
2011Director
Photographic Memory
2011Director of Photography
Photographic Memory
2011Executive Producer
Photographic Memory
2011Writer
Batman: The Final Victory
2010Thanks
Sweetgrass
2009Thanks
In Paraguay
2008Director
In Paraguay
2008Director of Photography
Bright Leaves
2004Director
Bright Leaves
2004Director of Photography
Bright Leaves
2004Editor
Bright Leaves
2004Producer
Bright Leaves
2004Writer
No Vladimir
2000Supervising Producer
Six O'Clock News
1997Director
Six O'Clock News
1997Director of Photography
Six O'Clock News
1997Editor
Six O'Clock News
1997Writer
Time Indefinite
1993Director
Time Indefinite
1993Director of Photography
Time Indefinite
1993Writer
Something to Do with the Wall
1991Director
Something to Do with the Wall
1991Director of Photography
Sherman's March
1986Cinematography
Sherman's March
1986Director
Sherman's March
1986Director of Photography
Sherman's March
1986Producer
Sherman's March
1986Sound
Sherman's March
1986Writer
Backyard
1984Director
N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman
1981Director of Photography
Resident Exile
1981Producer
Space Coast
1979Director
Space Coast
1979Director of Photography
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
1977Director
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
1977Director of Photography
68 Albany Street
1976Director
20,000 Missing Persons
1974Director
20,000 Missing Persons
1974Director of Photography
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