The BYU Department of Theatre and Media Arts will host the well-renowned documentary filmmaker Ross McElwee this week, March 10—16. On Thursday, March 14, the public is invited to attend the film screening of “Photographic Memory” in the Nelke Theater at 7:30 p.m. On Friday, March 15, students and faculty of BYU are invited to attend McElwee’s guest lecture at 1:30 p.m. in F201 HFAC.
As a pioneering documentary filmmaker, Ross McElwee’s work had been included in festivals all over the world, from New York to Berlin to Sydney. He has made nine feature-length documentaries and a number of short films. To see a full list of McElwee’s awards and accomplishments, visit http://www.ves.fas.harvard.edu/mcelwee.html.