Known For
Directing
Known Credits
10
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 21, 1947 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2026 | Remake...Director | |
| 2011 | Photographic Memory...Director | |
| 2008 | In Paraguay...Director | |
| 2004 | Bright Leaves...Director | |
| 1997 | Six O'Clock News...Director | |
| 1993 | Time Indefinite...Director | |
| 1991 | Something to Do with the Wall...Director | |
| 1985 | Sherman's March...Director | |
| 1984 | Backyard...Director | |
| 1981 | Resident Exile...Director | |
| 1979 | Space Coast...Director | |
| 1977 | Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?...Director | |
| 1976 | 68 Albany Street...Director | |
| 1974 | 20,000 Missing Persons...Director |
| 2026 | Remake...Producer | |
| 2004 | Bright Leaves...Producer | |
| 2000 | No Vladimir...Supervising Producer | |
| 1985 | Sherman's March...Producer | |
| 1981 | Resident Exile...Producer |
| 2026 | Remake...Editor | |
| 2004 | Bright Leaves...Editor | |
| 1997 | Six O'Clock News...Editor | |
| 1981 | Resident Exile...Editor |
| 2011 | Photographic Memory...Director of Photography | |
| 2008 | In Paraguay...Director of Photography | |
| 2004 | Bright Leaves...Director of Photography | |
| 1997 | Six O'Clock News...Director of Photography | |
| 1993 | Time Indefinite...Director of Photography | |
| 1991 | Something to Do with the Wall...Director of Photography | |
| 1985 | Sherman's March...Director of Photography | |
| 1984 | Backyard...Director of Photography | |
| 1981 | N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman...Director of Photography | |
| 1981 | Resident Exile...Director of Photography | |
| 1979 | Space Coast...Director of Photography | |
| 1977 | Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?...Director of Photography | |
| 1976 | 68 Albany Street...Director of Photography | |
| 1974 | 20,000 Missing Persons...Director of Photography |
| 2009 | Sweetgrass...Thanks | |
| 1985 | Sherman's March...Cinematography |
| 2004 | Bright Leaves...Writer | |
| 1997 | Six O'Clock News...Writer | |
| 1993 | Time Indefinite...Writer | |
| 1985 | Sherman's March...Writer |
| 1985 | Sherman's March...Sound |
| 2026 | Remakeas Self | |
| 2011 | Photographic Memoryas Himself | |
| 2004 | Bright Leavesas Himself - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1997 | Who Is Henry Jaglom?as Self | |
| 1997 | Six O'Clock Newsas Himself | |
| 1993 | Time Indefiniteas Himself | |
| 1991 | Something to Do with the Wallas Narrator | |
| 1985 | Sherman's Marchas Self | |
| 1984 | Backyardas Himself | |
| 1977 | Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?as Himself |
