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Ross McElwee
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 inte…
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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
Movies and shows, newest first
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2026
Remake
Movie Self
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2011
Photographic Memory
Movie Himself
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2009
Sweetgrass
Movie Thanks
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2008
In Paraguay
Movie Director of Photography
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2004
Bright Leaves
Movie Himself - Narrator (voice)
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2000
No Vladimir
Movie Supervising Producer
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1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Movie Self
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1997
Six O'Clock News
Movie Himself
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1993
Time Indefinite
Movie Himself
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1991
Something to Do with the Wall
Movie Narrator
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1988
Point of View
TV show Self
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1986
Sherman's March
Movie Self
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1984
Backyard
Movie Himself
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1981
N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman
Movie Director of Photography
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1981
Resident Exile
Movie Producer
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1979
Space Coast
Movie Director
More credits
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1977
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
Movie Himself
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1976
68 Albany Street
Movie Director
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1974
20,000 Missing Persons
Movie Director of Photography
