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Ross McElwee

Ross McElwee

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

Remake
Remake
2025 • Self
Photographic Memory
Photographic Memory
2011 • Himself
Bright Leaves
Bright Leaves
2004 • Himself - Narrator (voice)
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997 • Self
Six O'Clock News
Six O'Clock News
1997 • Himself
Time Indefinite
Time Indefinite
1993 • Himself
Something to Do with the Wall
1991 • Narrator
Sherman's March
Sherman's March
1985 • Self

Full filmography

Remake
Remake
2025 • Self
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Bright Leaves
Bright Leaves
2004 • Himself - Narrator (voice)
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Backyard
1984 • Himself
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Ross McElwee – Biography, Known For & Filmography