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Ross McElwee

Ross McElwee

Actor, Director, Producer

Born July 21, 1947 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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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.

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9 wins and 7 nominations

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Ross McElwee Videos

REMAKE | Official Trailer | In Select Theaters July 10

Photographic Memory Offical Movie Trailer

Sherman's March: This is Pat

1985 Sherman's March Official Trailer 1 First Run Features

Official 40th Anniversary 4K Restoration Trailer

Filmography

Actor

15

Type

Year

Remake Feature Film2025Self

Searching for America Poster

Searching for America Documentary2024Self

The 8th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards Poster

The 8th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards TV Special2023Self - Winner

Photographic Memory Poster

Photographic Memory Documentary2011Self

In Paraguay Documentary2008Self

Bright Leaves Poster

Bright Leaves Documentary2003Self

Camera Noise Short Film2002Self

Who Is Henry Jaglom? Poster

Who Is Henry Jaglom? Documentary1995Self

Time Indefinite Poster

Time Indefinite Feature Film1993Self

Días de cine Poster

Días de cine TV Series1991Self - Interviewee

Something to Do with the Wall Poster

Something to Do with the Wall Documentary1991Self

Sherman's March Poster

Sherman's March Documentary1985Self

Backyard Documentary1984Self

Frontline Poster

Frontline TV Series19831 episode, 1996

Space Coast Poster

Space Coast Documentary1979Self

Director

15

Type

Year

Remake Feature Film2025

Photographic Memory Poster

Photographic Memory Documentary2011

In Paraguay Documentary2008

Bright Leaves Poster

Bright Leaves Documentary2003

Time Indefinite Poster

Time Indefinite Feature Film1993

Past Imperfect TV Movie1991

Something to Do with the Wall Poster

Something to Do with the Wall Documentary1991

Sherman's March Poster

Sherman's March Documentary1985

Backyard Documentary1984

Frontline Poster

Frontline TV Series1983

Resident Exile Documentary1981

Space Coast Poster

Space Coast Documentary1979

Charleen Poster

Charleen Documentary1977

68 Albany Street Documentary1976

20, 000 Missing Persons Poster

20, 000 Missing Persons Short Film1974

Producer

13

Type

Year

Remake Feature Film2025

Defectors Poster

Defectors Feature Film2023

Photographic Memory Poster

Photographic Memory Documentary2011

Moving Midway Poster

Moving Midway Documentary2007

Greek Light Documentary2005

Former Nationality Documentary2004

Bright Leaves Poster

Bright Leaves Documentary2003

No Vladimir Short Film2000

Time Indefinite Poster

Time Indefinite Feature Film1993

Something to Do with the Wall Poster

Something to Do with the Wall Documentary1991

Frontline Poster

Frontline TV Series1983

Resident Exile Documentary1981

Space Coast Poster

Space Coast Documentary1979

Editor

10

Type

Year

Remake Feature Film2025

In Paraguay Documentary2008

Bright Leaves Poster

Bright Leaves Documentary2003

Time Indefinite Poster

Time Indefinite Feature Film1993

Something to Do with the Wall Poster

Something to Do with the Wall Documentary1991

Sherman's March Poster

Sherman's March Documentary1985

Frontline Poster

Frontline TV Series1983

Resident Exile Documentary1981

Space Coast Poster

Space Coast Documentary1979

68 Albany Street Documentary1976

Cinematographer

10

Type

Year

Defectors Poster

Defectors Feature Film2023

Photographic Memory Poster

Photographic Memory Documentary2011

Bright Leaves Poster

Bright Leaves Documentary2003

Time Indefinite Poster

Time Indefinite Feature Film1993

Something to Do with the Wall Poster

Something to Do with the Wall Documentary1991

Sherman's March Poster

Sherman's March Documentary1985

N!Ai, the Story of a!Kung Woman Poster

N!Ai, the Story of a!Kung Woman Documentary1981

The Energy War Poster

The Energy War Documentary1979

68 Albany Street Documentary1976

20, 000 Missing Persons Poster

20, 000 Missing Persons Short Film1974

Writer

8

Type

Year

Remake Feature Film2025

Photographic Memory Poster

Photographic Memory Documentary2011

Bright Leaves Poster

Bright Leaves Documentary2003

Time Indefinite Poster

Time Indefinite Feature Film1993

Something to Do with the Wall Poster

Something to Do with the Wall Documentary1991

P.O.V. TV Series1988

Sherman's March Poster

Sherman's March Documentary1985

Frontline Poster

Frontline TV Series1983

Thanks

9

Type

Year

Spermworld Poster

Spermworld Feature Film2024

Chevalier Poster

Chevalier Feature Film2015

Love Seat Poster

Love Seat Short Film2012

Batman: The Final Victory Poster

Batman: The Final Victory Feature Film2010

Eddie and Paul Short Film2008

How to Blow a (French) Kiss Short Film2008

The Windmill Movie Poster

The Windmill Movie Documentary2008

Mizery Documentary2006

Camera Noise Short Film2002

Camera and Electrical Department

2

Type

Year

Black Box Short Film2013

Teenage Graffiti Poster

Teenage Graffiti Feature Film1977

Editorial Department

2

Street Fighting Men Poster

Street Fighting Men Documentary2017

Greek Light Documentary2005

Sound Department

1

Sherman's March Poster

Sherman's March Documentary1985

Other Crew

1

My Father, the Genius Poster

My Father, the Genius Documentary2002

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