An almost random selection of moments and scenes from diary and home movie footage shot over the last 18 years, primarily of the filmmaker’s children,…

Lucille Safford and her husband, Melvin, worked for my family for many years in Charlotte, N.C.—she as a housekeeper, he as a yardman. Lucille and…

During the summer before his second year at film school, Ross McElwee conceived of two separate films. The first was to document his younger brother’s…

McElwee’s films share a trenchant focus on family combined with a consistent attachment to the element of surprise. This film begins with marriage, continues with…

An endearing filmmaker sets out to make a film about the legacy of the Civil War and the lasting impact of General Sherman’s campaign in…

North Carolina produces more tobacco than any other state in America. This film describes a journey taken by our filmmaker across the social, economic, and…

McElwee’s first film and his thesis film for the graduate program at MIT. In Charleen, McElwee captures his dear and vivacious friend with extraordinary subtlety…