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'''Ross McElwee''' is an [[United States|American]] [[documentary film]]maker known for his autobiographical films about his family and personal life, usually interwoven with an episodic journey that intersects with larger political or philosophical issues. His humorous and often self-deprecating films refer to cultural aspects of his [[Southern United States|Southern]] upbringing. He received the Career Award at the 2007 [[Full Frame Documentary Film Festival]].
'''Ross McElwee''' is an American [[documentary film]]maker known for his autobiographical films about his family and personal life, usually interwoven with an episodic journey that intersects with larger political or philosophical issues. His humorous and often self-deprecating films refer to cultural aspects of his [[Southern United States|Southern]] upbringing. He received the Career Award at the 2007 [[Full Frame Documentary Film Festival]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Ross McElwee grew up in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], in a traditional Southern family.<ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-11-19-9711190223-story.html FILMMAKER ROSS MCELWEE EXPLORES A HIGHER POWER: TELEVISION-Chicago Tribune]</ref>
Ross McElwee grew up in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], in a traditional Southern family.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} His father was a respected surgeon, and appears often as a figure in McElwee's early films. From an early age, McElwee nurtured an interest in writing.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} He later attended [[Brown University]], where he studied under novelist [[John Hawkes (novelist)|John Hawkes]] <ref>[http://www.play-doc.com/web2012/rossE.html Play-Doc 2012-ROSS MCELWE-Special Program-International Documentary Festival]</ref>, and graduated in 1971 with a degree in [[creative writing]]. While at Brown, he also cross-registered in still photography courses at [[Rhode Island School of Design]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}
His father was a surgeon and appears often as a figure in McElwee's early films. McElwee later attended [[Brown University]], where he studied under novelist [[John Hawkes (novelist)|John Hawkes]],<ref>[http://www.play-doc.com/web2012/rossE.html Play-Doc 2012-ROSS MCELWE-Special Program-International Documentary Festival]</ref> and graduated in 1971 with a degree in [[creative writing]]. While at Brown, he also cross-registered in still photography courses at [[Rhode Island School of Design]].<ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-11-19-9711190223-story.html FILMMAKER ROSS MCELWEE EXPLORES A HIGHER POWER: TELEVISION-Chicago Tribune]</ref>


After graduating, McElwee lived for a year in [[Brittany]], France, where he worked for a while as a wedding photographer's assistant. Upon returning to the US, he was admitted into [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]'s new graduate filmmaking program, and graduated in 1977 with an M.S. While at MIT, he studied under documentarians [[Richard Leacock]] and [[Ed Pincus]], both pioneers of the [[cinéma vérité]] movement, with whom he refined his first-person narrative approach. "It was a new way of making films, to eliminate the film crew. You lose some technical polish, but it's much more intimate and less intimidating to your subjects. It allows you to shoot with the autonomy and flexibility of a [[photojournalist]]."<ref>Ken Gewertz. [http://www.hevcmovie.com/p/harvard-gazette-archives.html "The world according to McElwee: A documentary filmmaker's unique personal vision"] by Ken Gewertz, [[Harvard]] News Office, ''[[Harvard Gazette]]'', 21 Apr 2005.</ref>
After graduating, McElwee lived for a year in [[Brittany]], France, where he worked for a while as a wedding photographer's assistant. Upon returning to the US, he was admitted into [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]'s new graduate filmmaking program and graduated in 1977 with an M.S. While at MIT, he studied under documentarians [[Richard Leacock]] and [[Ed Pincus]], both pioneers of the [[cinéma vérité]] movement, with whom he refined his first-person narrative approach. "It was a new way of making films, to eliminate the film crew. You lose some technical polish, but it's much more intimate and less intimidating to your subjects. It allows you to shoot with the autonomy and flexibility of a [[photojournalist]]."<ref>Ken Gewertz. [http://www.hevcmovie.com/p/harvard-gazette-archives.html "The world according to McElwee: A documentary filmmaker's unique personal vision"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404200824/http://www.hevcmovie.com/p/harvard-gazette-archives.html |date=2018-04-04 }} by Ken Gewertz, [[Harvard]] News Office, ''[[Harvard Gazette]]'', 21 Apr 2005.</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
McElwee's film career began in his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina where he found summer employment as a studio cameraman for local evening news, housewife helper shows, and "gospel hour" programs.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} Later, he freelanced as second cameraman for documentarians [[D.A. Pennebaker]], and later for [[John Marshall (filmmaker)|John Marshall]] in [[Namibia]]. McElwee started filming and producing his own documentaries in 1976.<ref>[http://heymancenter.org/people/ross-mcelwee/ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University]</ref>
McElwee's film career began in his hometown, Charlotte, North Carolina, where he found summer employment as a studio cameraman for local evening news, housewife helper shows, and "gospel hour" programs.<ref>[http://rossmcelwee.com/biography.html Ross McElwee-Biography]</ref> Later, he freelanced as second cameraman for documentarians [[D.A. Pennebaker]], and later for [[John Marshall (filmmaker)|John Marshall]] in [[Namibia]]. McElwee started filming and producing his own documentaries in 1976.<ref>[http://heymancenter.org/people/ross-mcelwee/ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University]</ref>


McElwee has been teaching filmmaking at [[Harvard University]] since 1986; he is now a professor in the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ves.fas.harvard.edu/people/ross-mcelwee|title=Ross McElwee|website=ves.fas.harvard.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-08-20}}</ref>
McElwee began teaching filmmaking at [[Harvard University]] in 1986; {{as of|2022|July|lc=y}} he was a professor of the practice of filmmaking in the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ross McElwee|url=https://afvs.fas.harvard.edu/people/ross-mcelwee|access-date=2022-07-30|website=ves.fas.harvard.edu|language=en}}</ref>


McElwee has made ten feature-length [[documentaries]], as well as several shorter films.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} Most of his films were shot in his homeland of the American South, among them the critically acclaimed ''[[Sherman's March (1986 film)|Sherman's March]]'' (1986), ''[[Time Indefinite]]'', ''[[Six O'Clock News (film)|Six O'Clock News]]'', and ''[[Bright Leaves]]'' <ref>[https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/692 MoMA]</ref>.He collaborated with his wife, Marilyn Levine, on ''Something to do with the Wall''.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} His 2011 film, ''[[Photographic Memory (film)|Photographic Memory]]'', breaks new ground in its fully digital process, and in its open development and production structure.
McElwee has made ten feature-length [[documentaries]] and several shorter films.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/news/ross/filmquart.html Film Quarterly-FRONTLINE-PBS]</ref> Most of his films were shot in his homeland, the American South, among them ''[[Sherman's March (1986 film)|Sherman's March]]'' (1986), ''[[Time Indefinite]]'', ''[[Six O'Clock News (film)|Six O'Clock News]]'', and ''[[Bright Leaves]]''.<ref>[https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/692 MoMA]</ref> He collaborated with his wife, Marilyn Levine,<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/news/ross/mmmagdec93.html Ross McElwee Interview #1-FRONTLINE-PBS]</ref> on ''Something to do with the Wall''.<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2002094701/ WorldCat.org]</ref> His 2011 film, ''[[Photographic Memory (film)|Photographic Memory]]'', breaks new ground in its fully digital process and in its open development and production structure.{{or|date=July 2022}}


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
''Sherman's March'' won numerous awards, including Best Documentary at the [[Sundance Film Festival]]. <ref>[http://nightflight.com/ross-mcelwees-shermans-march-a-meditation-on-the-possibility-of-romantic-love-in-the-south-today/ Ross McElwee’s “Sherman’s March”: “A meditation on the possibility of romantic love in the South today”-Night Flight]</ref>
''Sherman's March'' won numerous awards, including Best Documentary at the [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>[http://nightflight.com/ross-mcelwees-shermans-march-a-meditation-on-the-possibility-of-romantic-love-in-the-south-today/ Ross McElwee’s “Sherman’s March”: “A meditation on the possibility of romantic love in the South today”-Night Flight]</ref>
It was cited by the National Board of Film Critics as one of the five best films of 1986.<ref>[http://heymancenter.org/people/ross-mcelwee/ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University]</ref>
It was cited by the National Board of Film Critics as one of the five best films of 1986.<ref>[http://heymancenter.org/people/ross-mcelwee/ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University]</ref>
''Time Indefinite'' won a best film award in several festivals and was distributed theatrically throughout the U.S. ''Six O'Clock News ''premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was broadcast nationally over PBS's ''Frontline.'' <ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/news/etc/bio.html Ross McElwee Biography-FRONTLINE-PBS]</ref>
''Time Indefinite'' won a best film award in several festivals and was distributed theatrically throughout the U.S. ''Six O'Clock News ''premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was broadcast nationally over [[PBS]]' ''[[Frontline (American TV program)|Frontline]]''.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/news/etc/bio.html Ross McElwee Biography-FRONTLINE-PBS]</ref>


McElwee's films have been included in the festivals of Cannes, Berlin, London, Venice, Vienna, Rotterdam, Florence, and Sydney. .<ref>[http://heymancenter.org/people/ross-mcelwee/ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University]</ref>
McElwee's films have been included in the festivals of [[Cannes]], [[Berlin]], [[London]], [[Venice]], [[Vienna]], [[Rotterdam]], [[Florence]], and [[Sydney]].<ref>[http://heymancenter.org/people/ross-mcelwee/ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University]</ref>
Retrospectives include the [[Museum of Modern Art]]; the [[Art Institute of Chicago]]; and the [[American Museum of the Moving Image]], New York; Retrospectives have also been held in Paris, Tehran, Moscow, Seoul, Lisbon, and Quito. McElwee has received fellowships and grants from the [[John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation]], the [[Rockefeller Foundation]], and the [[American Film Institute]]. .<ref>[http://heymancenter.org/people/ross-mcelwee/ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University]</ref>
Retrospectives include the [[Museum of Modern Art]], the [[Art Institute of Chicago]], and the [[Museum of the Moving Image]] in New York. Retrospectives have also been held in [[Paris]], [[Tehran]], [[Moscow]], [[Seoul]], [[Lisbon]], and [[Quito]]. McElwee has received fellowships and grants from the [[John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation]], the [[Rockefeller Foundation]], and the [[American Film Institute]].<ref>[http://heymancenter.org/people/ross-mcelwee/ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University]</ref>
He has twice been awarded fellowships in filmmaking by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]]. ''Sherman's March'' was chosen for preservation by the [[Library of Congress]] [[National Film Registry]] in 2000 as an "historically significant American motion picture." .<ref>[http://heymancenter.org/people/ross-mcelwee/ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University]</ref>
He has twice been awarded fellowships in filmmaking by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]]. ''Sherman's March'' was chosen for preservation by the [[Library of Congress]] [[National Film Registry]] in 2000 as an "historically significant American motion picture".<ref>[http://heymancenter.org/people/ross-mcelwee/ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University]</ref>


McElwee's film ''Bright Leaves'' premiered at the 2003 [[Cannes Film Festival]]'s Directors' Fortnight, and was nominated for Best Documentary of 2004 by both the [[Directors Guild of America]] and the [[Writers Guild of America]]. .<ref>[http://heymancenter.org/people/ross-mcelwee/ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University]</ref>
McElwee's film ''Bright Leaves'' premiered at the 2003 [[Cannes Film Festival]]'s Directors' Fortnight, and was nominated for Best Documentary of 2004 by both the [[Directors Guild of America]] and the [[Writers Guild of America]]. .<ref>[http://heymancenter.org/people/ross-mcelwee/ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University]</ref>


''In Paraguay'' premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2008.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} McElwee returned to Venice in 2011 to present the premier of ''Photographic Memory.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/markets-festivals/venice-horizons-hosts-demme-franco-pix-1118040488/|title=Venice Horizons hosts Demme, Franco pix|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick|date=2011-07-27|work=Variety|access-date=2017-06-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
''In Paraguay'' premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2008.<ref>[https://www.americancinemapapers.com/files/VENICE_2008_THROUGH_A_GLASS.htm VEINCE 2008-VARDA & McELWEE-BY HARLAN KENNEDY]</ref> McElwee returned to Venice in 2011 to present the premier of ''Photographic Memory.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/markets-festivals/venice-horizons-hosts-demme-franco-pix-1118040488/|title=Venice Horizons hosts Demme, Franco pix|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick|date=2011-07-27|work=Variety|access-date=2017-06-01|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Director===
===Director===
*''Space Coast'' (1979) co-director Michel Negroponte <ref>[http://sensesofcinema.com/2008/feature-articles/backyard-ross-mcelwee/ Backyard and Ross McElwee’s Observational Comedy·Senses of Cinema]</ref>
*''Space Coast'' (1979) co-director Michel Negroponte<ref>[http://sensesofcinema.com/2008/feature-articles/backyard-ross-mcelwee/ Backyard and Ross McElwee’s Observational Comedy·Senses of Cinema]</ref><ref>[https://oddballfilms.blogspot.com/2012/10/seduced-and-abandoned-in-florida-fri.html Oddball Films:Seduced and Abandoned in Florida - Fri. Oct. 19 - 8PM]</ref>
*''[[Charleen]]'' (1980) <ref>[http://sensesofcinema.com/2008/feature-articles/backyard-ross-mcelwee/ Backyard and Ross McElwee’s Observational Comedy·Senses of Cinema]</ref>
*''[[Charleen]]'' (1980)<ref>[http://sensesofcinema.com/2008/feature-articles/backyard-ross-mcelwee/ Backyard and Ross McElwee’s Observational Comedy·Senses of Cinema]</ref>
*''[[Resident Exile (film)|Resident Exile]]'' (1981) co-director Alex Anthony and Michel Negroponte
*''Resident Exile'' (1981) co-director Alex Anthony and Michel Negroponte
*''Backyard'' (1984) <ref>[http://sensesofcinema.com/2008/feature-articles/backyard-ross-mcelwee/ Backyard and Ross McElwee’s Observational Comedy·Senses of Cinema]</ref>
*''Backyard'' (1984)<ref>[http://sensesofcinema.com/2008/feature-articles/backyard-ross-mcelwee/ Backyard and Ross McElwee’s Observational Comedy·Senses of Cinema]</ref>
*''[[Sherman's March (1986 film)|Sherman's March]]'' (1986)
*''[[Sherman's March (1986 film)|Sherman's March]]'' (1986)
*''[[Something to Do with the Wall (film)|Something to Do with the Wall]]'' (1990) co-director Marilyn Levine
*''Something to Do with the Wall'' (1990) co-director Marilyn Levine
*''[[Time Indefinite]]'' (1993)
*''[[Time Indefinite]]'' (1993)
*''[[Six O'Clock News (film)|Six O'Clock News]]'' (1997)
*''[[Six O'Clock News (film)|Six O'Clock News]]'' (1997)<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/news/etc/bio.html Ross McElwee Biography-FRONTLINE-PBS]</ref>
*''[[Bright Leaves (film)|Bright Leaves]]'' (2003)
*''[[Bright Leaves (film)|Bright Leaves]]'' (2003)
*''[[In Paraguay]]'' (2008)
*''In Paraguay'' (2008)
*''[[Photographic Memory (film)|Photographic Memory]]'' (2011)
*''[[Photographic Memory (film)|Photographic Memory]]'' (2011)


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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110720150211/http://dspace.unav.es/dspace/bitstream/10171/4367/1/indice%20e%20introduccion.pdf ''Landscapes of the Self: The Cinema of Ross McElwee''], edited by Efren Cuevas and Alberto N. García (Ediciones Internacionales Universitarias, Madrid, 2007). {{ISBN|978-84-8469-226-3}}. The book is in English and Spanish. The chapter in the book by E. Cuevas, [http://dspace.unav.es/dspace/bitstream/10171/3394/1/Cap%20Efren%20RMcElwee.pdf Sculpting the Self: Autobiography according to Ross McElwee]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, is available on the web.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110720150211/http://dspace.unav.es/dspace/bitstream/10171/4367/1/indice%20e%20introduccion.pdf ''Landscapes of the Self: The Cinema of Ross McElwee''], edited by Efren Cuevas and Alberto N. García (Ediciones Internacionales Universitarias, Madrid, 2007). {{ISBN|978-84-8469-226-3}}. The book is in English and Spanish. The chapter in the book by E. Cuevas, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717113432/http://dspace.unav.es/dspace/bitstream/10171/3394/1/Cap%20Efren%20RMcElwee.pdf Sculpting the Self: Autobiography according to Ross McElwee], is available on the web.


==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://rossmcelwee.com}}
*{{official website|http://rossmcelwee.com}}
*[http://www.stquayfilms.com Ross McElwee's production]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170709045142/http://www.stquayfilms.com/ Ross McElwee's production]
*[https://archive.is/20070927045320/http://newcafe.org/partners/guest/motet.cgi?show+The_D-Word+16+1- Online conference] with Ross McElwee at [[The D-Word]]
*[https://archive.today/20070927045320/http://newcafe.org/partners/guest/motet.cgi?show+The_D-Word+16+1- Online conference] with Ross McElwee at [[The D-Word]]
*{{IMDb name|id=0568478|name=Ross McElwee}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0568478|name=Ross McElwee}}


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[[Category:Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni]]
[[Category:Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni]]
[[Category:Charlotte Country Day School alumni]]
[[Category:Charlotte Country Day School alumni]]
[[Category:Film directors from North Carolina]]
[[Category:Sundance Film Festival award winners]]

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Ross McElwee
Born (1947-07-21) July 21, 1947 (age 77)
Charlotte, North Carolina[1]
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, Professor
Websiterossmcelwee.com

Ross McElwee is an American documentary filmmaker known for his autobiographical films about his family and personal life, usually interwoven with an episodic journey that intersects with larger political or philosophical issues. His humorous and often self-deprecating films refer to cultural aspects of his Southern upbringing. He received the Career Award at the 2007 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.

Early life and education

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Ross McElwee grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a traditional Southern family.[2] His father was a surgeon and appears often as a figure in McElwee's early films. McElwee later attended Brown University, where he studied under novelist John Hawkes,[3] and graduated in 1971 with a degree in creative writing. While at Brown, he also cross-registered in still photography courses at Rhode Island School of Design.[4]

After graduating, McElwee lived for a year in Brittany, France, where he worked for a while as a wedding photographer's assistant. Upon returning to the US, he was admitted into MIT's new graduate filmmaking program and graduated in 1977 with an M.S. While at MIT, he studied under documentarians Richard Leacock and Ed Pincus, both pioneers of the cinéma vérité movement, with whom he refined his first-person narrative approach. "It was a new way of making films, to eliminate the film crew. You lose some technical polish, but it's much more intimate and less intimidating to your subjects. It allows you to shoot with the autonomy and flexibility of a photojournalist."[5]

Career

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McElwee's film career began in his hometown, Charlotte, North Carolina, where he found summer employment as a studio cameraman for local evening news, housewife helper shows, and "gospel hour" programs.[6] Later, he freelanced as second cameraman for documentarians D.A. Pennebaker, and later for John Marshall in Namibia. McElwee started filming and producing his own documentaries in 1976.[7]

McElwee began teaching filmmaking at Harvard University in 1986; as of July 2022 he was a professor of the practice of filmmaking in the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies.[8]

McElwee has made ten feature-length documentaries and several shorter films.[9] Most of his films were shot in his homeland, the American South, among them Sherman's March (1986), Time Indefinite, Six O'Clock News, and Bright Leaves.[10] He collaborated with his wife, Marilyn Levine,[11] on Something to do with the Wall.[12] His 2011 film, Photographic Memory, breaks new ground in its fully digital process and in its open development and production structure.[original research?]

Recognition

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Sherman's March won numerous awards, including Best Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.[13] It was cited by the National Board of Film Critics as one of the five best films of 1986.[14] Time Indefinite won a best film award in several festivals and was distributed theatrically throughout the U.S. Six O'Clock News premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was broadcast nationally over PBS' Frontline.[15]

McElwee's films have been included in the festivals of Cannes, Berlin, London, Venice, Vienna, Rotterdam, Florence, and Sydney.[16] Retrospectives include the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum of the Moving Image in New York. Retrospectives have also been held in Paris, Tehran, Moscow, Seoul, Lisbon, and Quito. McElwee has received fellowships and grants from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the American Film Institute.[17] He has twice been awarded fellowships in filmmaking by the National Endowment for the Arts. Sherman's March was chosen for preservation by the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 2000 as an "historically significant American motion picture".[18]

McElwee's film Bright Leaves premiered at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival's Directors' Fortnight, and was nominated for Best Documentary of 2004 by both the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America. .[19]

In Paraguay premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2008.[20] McElwee returned to Venice in 2011 to present the premier of Photographic Memory.[21]

Filmography

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Director

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References

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  1. ^ "Ross McElwee - Biography". ROSS MCELWEE / HOMEMADE MOVIES INC. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  2. ^ FILMMAKER ROSS MCELWEE EXPLORES A HIGHER POWER: TELEVISION-Chicago Tribune
  3. ^ Play-Doc 2012-ROSS MCELWE-Special Program-International Documentary Festival
  4. ^ FILMMAKER ROSS MCELWEE EXPLORES A HIGHER POWER: TELEVISION-Chicago Tribune
  5. ^ Ken Gewertz. "The world according to McElwee: A documentary filmmaker's unique personal vision" Archived 2018-04-04 at the Wayback Machine by Ken Gewertz, Harvard News Office, Harvard Gazette, 21 Apr 2005.
  6. ^ Ross McElwee-Biography
  7. ^ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University
  8. ^ "Ross McElwee". ves.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  9. ^ Film Quarterly-FRONTLINE-PBS
  10. ^ MoMA
  11. ^ Ross McElwee Interview #1-FRONTLINE-PBS
  12. ^ WorldCat.org
  13. ^ Ross McElwee’s “Sherman’s March”: “A meditation on the possibility of romantic love in the South today”-Night Flight
  14. ^ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University
  15. ^ Ross McElwee Biography-FRONTLINE-PBS
  16. ^ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University
  17. ^ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University
  18. ^ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University
  19. ^ People-Ross McElwee-The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University
  20. ^ VEINCE 2008-VARDA & McELWEE-BY HARLAN KENNEDY
  21. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (2011-07-27). "Venice Horizons hosts Demme, Franco pix". Variety. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  22. ^ Backyard and Ross McElwee’s Observational Comedy·Senses of Cinema
  23. ^ Oddball Films:Seduced and Abandoned in Florida - Fri. Oct. 19 - 8PM
  24. ^ Backyard and Ross McElwee’s Observational Comedy·Senses of Cinema
  25. ^ Backyard and Ross McElwee’s Observational Comedy·Senses of Cinema
  26. ^ Ross McElwee Biography-FRONTLINE-PBS

Further reading

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