FlickList
Ross McElwee

Ross McElwee

ActorDirectorEditorProducerCinematographer Jul 21 (age 79) Charlotte, North Carolina, USA 1974–2026 (52 year career)
6.8 avg rating

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.

Known For

Sherman's March
Film

Sherman's March

Self
Sweetgrass
Film

Sweetgrass

Thanks
Bright Leaves
Film

Bright Leaves

Himself - Narrator (voice)
Time Indefinite
Film

Time Indefinite

Himself
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Film

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Self
Photographic Memory
Film

Photographic Memory

Himself
N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman
Film

N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman

Director of Photography
Six O'Clock News
Film

Six O'Clock News

Himself

Filmography