
Ross McElwee
Born
July 21, 1947 (78 years old)
Known For
Directing
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.
Known For

Photographic Memory
Himself
5.5
2011

Bright Leaves
Himself - Narrator (voice)
6.9
2004

Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Self
6.6
1997

Six O'Clock News
Himself
6.0
1997

Time Indefinite
Himself
6.9
1993
Something to Do with the Wall
Narrator
7.0
1991

Sherman's March
Self
6.8
1985
Backyard
Himself
6.0
1984

Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
Himself
8.0
1977

Remake
0.0