Slideshow
SHERMAN’S MARCH
Q&A with Filmmaker Ross McElwee
Wednesday, July 8
7:00
Moderated by This American Life Host Ira Glass
NOTE: This screening is SOLD OUT.
A standby line will form at the box office 30 minutes prior to showtime.
Ross McElwee is an American documentary filmmaker whose work blends autobiography, cultural observation, and humor. His breakthrough film SHERMAN’S MARCH (1986) won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize. McElwee has made ten feature-length documentaries, which have premiered at such festivals as Berlin, Cannes, and Venice three times. He has received numerous career honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Pennebaker Award. In 2005, MoMA presented a full retrospective of his work, later shown in Paris, Seoul, Quito, Madrid, and Moscow. His filmography includes: CHARLEEN (1980); BACKYARD (1982); SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WALL (1989); TIME INDEFINITE (1991); SIX O’CLOCK NEWS (1996); BRIGHT LEAVES (2003); IN PARAGUAY (2009); and PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY (2011).
Ira Glass is the host and creator of the public radio show This American Life. The program is heard each week—as a podcast and on public radio—by over three million people. It’s been on the air since 1995 and has won numerous awards for its inventive storytelling and journalistic excellence, including the very first Pulitzer Prize ever given to a radio show.
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