Ross McElwee
Directing · Director · Producer · Editor
Born Jul 21, 1947 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Active 1974–present · Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship
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.
Filmography
Sherman's March (1986) — Director · Writer · Cinematography · Director of Photography · Producer · SoundBright Leaves (2004) — Director · Director of Photography · Editor · Producer · WriterTime Indefinite (1993) — Director · Writer · Director of PhotographyResident Exile (1981) — Producer · Editor · Director · Director of Photography68 Albany Street (1976) — Director · Director of PhotographyNo Vladimir (2000) — Supervising ProducerSomething to Do with the Wall (1991) — Narrator · Director · Director of PhotographyCharleen or How Long Has This Been Going On? (1977) — Director · Director of PhotographySix O'Clock News (1997) — Director · Writer · Editor · Director of PhotographyN!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman (1981) — Director of PhotographyBackyard (1984) — Director · Director of PhotographySpace Coast (1979) — Director · Director of Photography20,000 Missing Persons (1974) — Director of Photography · DirectorPhotographic Memory (2011) — Director · Director of PhotographyIn Paraguay (2008) — Director · Director of PhotographyRemake (2026) — Editor · Producer · Director