Directing

Ross McElwee

born 1947 · Directing

59.7avg grm

6titles

1honors

Honors

1

—Guggenheim Fellowship

Bio

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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

2020s1 title

Remake2025 · as Self58.9

2000s1 title

Bright Leaves2003 · as Self57.3

1990s1 title

Time Indefinite1993 · as Director59.0

1980s3 titles

P.O.V.1988 · as Director · series63.8 S

Sherman's March1985 · as Self55.9 F

Frontline1983 · as Director · series63.3

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Ross McElwee

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born1947

known forDirecting

titles on site6

avg GRM59.7

honors1 · Guggenheim Fellowship

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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

2020s

1 title

58.9Remake2025 · as Self

2000s

1 title

57.3Bright Leaves2003 · as Self

1990s

1 title

59.0Time Indefinite1993 · as Director

1980s

3 titles

63.8P.O.V.1988 · as Director · series S

55.9Sherman's March1985 · as Self F

63.3Frontline1983 · as Director · series

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