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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.
Ross McElwee is an American documentary filmmaker and educator widely recognized for his pioneering work in autobiographical and diary-style cinema.
He is best known for his meditative, self-reflective documentaries such as 'Sherman's March' and 'Bright Leaves', and his long-standing academic career at Harvard University. Full schedule on Mood.