Director
Ross McElwee
Born 1947 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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.
Directed
Sherman's March
Director · 1985
Bright Leaves
Director · 2004
Time Indefinite
Director · 1993
Resident Exile
Director · 1981
68 Albany Street
Director · 1976
Something to Do with the Wall
Director · 1991
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
Director · 1977
Six O'Clock News
Director · 1997
Backyard
Director · 1984
Space Coast
Director · 1979
20,000 Missing Persons
Director · 1974
Photographic Memory
Director · 2011
Remake
Director · 2026
In Paraguay
Director · 2008
Acting
Sherman's March
Self · 1985
Bright Leaves
Himself - Narrator (voice) · 2004
Time Indefinite
Himself · 1993
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Self · 1997
Something to Do with the Wall
Narrator · 1991
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
Himself · 1977
Six O'Clock News
Himself · 1997
Backyard
Himself · 1984
Photographic Memory
Himself · 2011
Remake
Self · 2026