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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-07-21 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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.

Known For

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Sherman's March

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Bright Leaves

Something to Do with the Wall

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Time Indefinite

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Photographic Memory

68 Albany Street

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Six O'Clock News

Backyard

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Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?

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Remake

Acting

2011

Photographic Memory as Himself

2004

Bright Leaves as Himself - Narrator (voice)

1997

Six O'Clock News as Himself

Who Is Henry Jaglom? as Self

1993

Time Indefinite as Himself

1991

Something to Do with the Wall as Narrator

1985

Sherman's March as Himself

1984

Backyard as Himself

1977

Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On? as Himself

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Directing

2011

Photographic Memory as Director

2008

In Paraguay as Director

2004

Bright Leaves as Director

1997

Six O'Clock News as Director

1993

Time Indefinite as Director

1991

Something to Do with the Wall as Director

1985

Sherman's March as Director

1984

Backyard as Director

1981

Resident Exile as Director

1979

Space Coast as Director

1977

Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On? as Director

1976

68 Albany Street as Director

1974

20,000 Missing Persons as Director

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Remake as Director

Production

2004

Bright Leaves as Producer

2000

No Vladimir as Supervising Producer

1981

Resident Exile as Producer

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Remake as Producer

Editing

2004

Bright Leaves as Editor

1997

Six O'Clock News as Editor

1981

Resident Exile as Editor

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Remake as Editor

Writing

1997

Six O'Clock News as Writer

1993

Time Indefinite as Writer

1985

Sherman's March as Writer

Crew

2009

Sweetgrass as Thanks

1985

Sherman's March as Cinematography

Camera

2011

Photographic Memory as Director of Photography

2008

In Paraguay as Director of Photography

2004

Bright Leaves as Director of Photography

1997

Six O'Clock News as Director of Photography

1993

Time Indefinite as Director of Photography

1991

Something to Do with the Wall as Director of Photography

1985

Sherman's March as Director of Photography

1984

Backyard as Director of Photography

1981

Resident Exile as Director of Photography

N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman as Director of Photography

1979

Space Coast as Director of Photography

1977

Energy War as Director of Photography

Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On? as Director of Photography

1976

68 Albany Street as Director of Photography

1974

20,000 Missing Persons as Director of Photography