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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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Movie Involvements: 41

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Bright Leaves
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7

Bright Leaves

(2004) Producer
Sherman's March
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7

Sherman's March

(1985) Writer
Time Indefinite
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7

Time Indefinite

(1993) Writer
Resident Exile
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0

Resident Exile

(1981) Producer
68 Albany Street
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68 Albany Street

(1976) Director
20,000 Missing Persons
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20,000 Missing Persons

(1974) Director
Photographic Memory
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6

Photographic Memory

(2011) Director
In Paraguay
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In Paraguay

(2008) Director

Acting

Camera

Year Role Movie/Tv
2011 Director of Photography
2008 Director of Photography
2004 Director of Photography
1997 Director of Photography
1993 Director of Photography
1991 Director of Photography
1985 Director of Photography
1984 Director of Photography
1981 Director of Photography
Director of Photography
1979 Director of Photography
1977 Director of Photography
Director of Photography
1976 Director of Photography
1974 Director of Photography
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2004 Editor
1997 Editor
1981 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2004 Producer
2000 Supervising Producer
1981 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1997 Writer
1993 Writer
1985 Writer
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Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1985 Cinematography
Year Role Movie/Tv

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