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Ross McElwee

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Ross McElwee

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American documentary filmmaker (born 1947)

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Enough about You

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Film & TV

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

  • Remake — Self2026
  • Photographic Memory — Himself2011
  • Bright Leaves — Himself - Narrator (voice)2004
  • Six O'Clock News — Himself1997
  • Who Is Henry Jaglom? — Self1997
  • Time Indefinite — Himself1993
  • Something to Do with the Wall — Narrator1991
  • Point of View — Self1988
  • Sherman's March — Self1986
  • Backyard — Himself1984

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Pennsylvania

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Total plays
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Instance of
human
Given name
Ross
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Charlotte
Occupation
cinematographer
Languages spoken
English language
Official website
rossmcelwee.com
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date of birth
1947-07-21
Commons category
Ross McElwee
has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art
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