Ross McElwee
An image from Sweetgrass, one of the productions that also features Ross McElwee.
Ross McElwee

Ross McElwee

July 21, 1947 — 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.

Sherman's March

Sherman's March

1985

Sweetgrass

Sweetgrass

2009

Bright Leaves

Bright Leaves

2004

Time Indefinite

Time Indefinite

1993

Six O'Clock News

Six O'Clock News

1997

Photographic Memory

Photographic Memory

2011

Backyard

1984

N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman

N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman

1981