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.

Known For

Sherman's March

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Remake

Photographic Memory

Six O'Clock News

Bright Leaves

Time Indefinite

Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?

All Movies (10)

• Remake2026 · as Self
• Photographic Memory2011 · as Himself
• Bright Leaves2004 · as Himself - Narrator (voice)
• Who Is Henry Jaglom?1997 · as Self
• Six O'Clock News1997 · as Himself
• Time Indefinite1993 · as Himself
• Something to Do with the Wall1991 · as Narrator
• Sherman's March1985 · as Self
• Backyard1984 · as Himself
• Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?1977 · as Himself