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Ross McElwee

Ross McElwee

Birthday: 1947-07-21 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Remake

as    Self

2011
Photographic Memory

as    Himself

2004
Bright Leaves

as    Himself - Narrator (voice)

1997
Six O'Clock News

as    Himself

1993
Time Indefinite

as    Himself

1991
Something to Do with the Wall

as    Narrator

1985
Sherman's March

as    Self