Ross McElwee

Known for: Directing

Born: 1947-07-21 (age 78)

From: 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.

Filmography (10)

MOVIE
Remake
2026
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
Photographic Memory
2011
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.0
Bright Leaves
2004
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Six O'Clock News
1997
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.0
Time Indefinite
1993
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.5
Something to Do with the Wall
1991
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.7
Sherman's March
1985
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Backyard
1984
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.5
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
1977
as Himself