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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.
Top Filmography
6.9
Sherman's March
1985 // MOVIE
6.8
Bright Leaves
2004 // MOVIE
6.9
Time Indefinite
1993 // MOVIE
5.8
Photographic Memory
2011 // MOVIE
6.0
Six O'Clock News
1997 // MOVIE
6.6
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997 // MOVIE
6.0
Backyard
1984 // MOVIE
7.0
Something to Do with the Wall
1991 // MOVIE
8.0
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
1977 // MOVIE
0.0
Remake
2025 // MOVIE