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Ross McElwee

Film Director / Screenwriter / Cinematographer | * 07/21/1947 (76) | Charlotte, North Carolina (United States of America (USA))
Ross McElwee is an American documentary filmmaker known for his autobiographical films about his family and personal life, usually interwoven with an episodic journey that intersects with larger political or philosophical issues. His humorous and often self-deprecating films refer to cultural aspects of his Southern upbringing. He received the Career Award at the 2007 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries

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Distressed over his teenaged son's addiction to the Internet and fearful that the developing boy has grown detached from the real world, documentary filmmaker Ross McElwee takes a journey back into hi ...

Photographic Memory

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2011 | 2.6/5 | 1h 27min
Documentary
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Ross McElwee travels through the North Carolina tobacco belt in search of the ancient southern traditions associated with tobacco growing and use, while comparing his filmmaking to commercial cinema, ...

Bright Leaves

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2004 | 3.5/5 | 1h 48min
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Ross McElwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of General Sherman's march of destruction through the South during the Civil War, but is continually sidetracked by women who co ...

Sherman's March

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1985 | 3.4/5 | 2h 38min
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Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary be ...

Frontline

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1983- | 3.8/5 | 55min per episode
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
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Awards & Nominations for Ross McElwee

Guggenheim Fellowship
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Movies with Ross McElwee as Actor(9)

as himself2011 Photographic Memory
as Himself - Narrator (voice)2004 Bright Leaves
as himself1997 Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as himself1997 Six O'Clock News
as himself1993 Time Indefinite
as Narrator1991 Something to Do with the Wall
as himself1985 Sherman's March
as himself1984 Backyard
as himself1977 Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?

Movies with Ross McElwee as Crew(37)

Camera/Director of Photography2011 Photographic Memory
Directing/Director2011 Photographic Memory
Camera/Director of Photography2008 In Paraguay
Directing/Director2008 In Paraguay
Camera/Director of Photography2004 Bright Leaves
Directing/Director2004 Bright Leaves
Editing/Editor2004 Bright Leaves
Production/Producer2004 Bright Leaves
Camera/Director of Photography1997 Six O'Clock News
Directing/Director1997 Six O'Clock News
Editing/Editor1997 Six O'Clock News
Writing/Writer1997 Six O'Clock News
Camera/Director of Photography1993 Time Indefinite
Directing/Director1993 Time Indefinite
Writing/Writer1993 Time Indefinite
Camera/Director of Photography1991 Something to Do with the Wall
Directing/Director1991 Something to Do with the Wall
Camera/Director of Photography1985 Sherman's March
Crew/Cinematography1985 Sherman's March
Directing/Director1985 Sherman's March
Writing/Writer1985 Sherman's March
Camera/Director of Photography1984 Backyard
Directing/Director1984 Backyard
Camera/Director of Photography1981 Resident Exile
Directing/Director1981 Resident Exile
Editing/Editor1981 Resident Exile
Production/Producer1981 Resident Exile
Camera/Director of Photography1981 N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Space Coast
Directing/Director1979 Space Coast
Camera/Director of Photography1977 Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
Directing/Director1977 Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
Camera/Director of Photography1977 Energy War
Camera/Director of Photography1976 68 Albany Street
Directing/Director1976 68 Albany Street
Camera/Director of Photography1974 20,000 Missing Persons
Directing/Director1974 20,000 Missing Persons

Full Name: Ross McElwee
Born: Monday, 07/21 1947 (July) in Charlotte, North Carolina (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 76 years + 278 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Brown University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Charlotte Country Day School
Employer: Harvard University
Ross McElwee frequently works together with these people:
Charleen Swansea (5x, Cast)
Michel Negroponte (4x, Crew)
Marilyn Levine (3x, Crew)
Adrian McElwee (3x, Cast)
Richard Bock (2x, Crew)
Mark Meatto (2x, Crew)
Adrienne Miesmer (2x, Crew)
Miloš Forman (1x, Actor)
Lee Grant (1x, Actress)
Steve Ascher (1x, Cast)
Jamie McPhail (1x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:572983, Added: 10/13/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024