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.

Directed

1. Sherman's March (1986) — Director
2. Bright Leaves (2004) — Director
3. Time Indefinite (1993) — Director
4. Photographic Memory (2011) — Director
5. Six O'Clock News (1997) — Director
6. Backyard (1984) — Director
7. Something to Do with the Wall (1991) — Director
8. Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On? (1977) — Director
9. Space Coast (1979) — Director
10. Resident Exile (1981) — Director
11. 68 Albany Street (1976) — Director
12. 20,000 Missing Persons (1974) — Director
13. In Paraguay (2008) — Director
14. Remake (2026) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Sherman's March (1986) — Self
2. Bright Leaves (2004) — Himself - Narrator (voice)
3. Time Indefinite (1993) — Himself
4. Photographic Memory (2011) — Himself
5. Six O'Clock News (1997) — Himself
6. Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997) — Self
7. Backyard (1984) — Himself
8. Something to Do with the Wall (1991) — Narrator
9. Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On? (1977) — Himself
10. Remake (2026) — Self