Directed credits
8
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Regular directing credits.
Director
Ross McElwee
Directing
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 0All crew credits: 10
TMDB ID: 126620
IMDb ID: nm0568478
Known for: Directing
Born: July 21, 1947
Age: 78
Place of birth: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1977 - 2025
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 6.81
Wikidata: Q3442775
Frequent jobs
Director (7)Director of Photography (1)Editor (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Ross McElwee.
5.8
Photographic Memory
Director
2011 Movie
6.8
Bright Leaves
Director
2004 Movie
6.0
Six O'Clock News
Director
1997 Movie
6.9
Time Indefinite
Director
1993 Movie
6.8
Sherman's March
Director
1985 Movie
5.7
N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman
Director of Photography
1981 Movie
Space Coast
Director
1979 Movie
8.0
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
Director
1977 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ross McElwee.
6.8
Sweetgrass
Thanks
2009 Movie
6.9
Time Indefinite
Director
1993 Movie
6.6
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self
1997 Movie
6.8
Sherman's March
Director
1985 Movie
6.8
Bright Leaves
Director
2004 Movie
Space Coast
Director
1979 Movie
5.8
Photographic Memory
Director
2011 Movie
5.7
N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman
Director of Photography
1981 Movie
6.0
Six O'Clock News
Director
1997 Movie
Remake
Editor
2025 Movie
8.0
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
Director
1977 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Ross McElwee.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Ross McElwee.
Remake
as Self
2025 Movie
5.8
Photographic Memory
as Himself
2011 Movie
6.8
Bright Leaves
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
2004 Movie
6.6
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self
1997 Movie
6.0
Six O'Clock News
as Himself
1997 Movie
6.9
Time Indefinite
as Himself
1993 Movie
6.8
Sherman's March
as Self
1985 Movie
8.0
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
as Himself
1977 Movie