Remake

2025 • 116’ • USA

In Remake, filmmaker Ross McElwee turns his lens on the passage of time and the uneasy space between documenting life and understanding it. The film traces McElwee’s relationship with his son Adrian, and the fragile bond the camera created between them while Adrian was alive, and now that he’s gone. Drawing from decades of footage, some shot by Ross, some by Adrian, the film becomes a layered excavation of memory and image making.

Director:
Ross McElwee

Producers:
Mark Meatto, Ross McElwee

Filmed By:
Ross McElwee, Adrian McElwee

Edited By:
Ross McElwee, Joe Bini

Executive Producers:
Geralyn White Dreyfous, Jenny Raskin, Regina K. Skully, Brynn Kelly, Ian Darling, Adam & Melony Lewis, Mark Meatto, Ross McElwee

Filmmaker’s Biography

Ross McElwee is an American documentary filmmaker whose work blends autobiography, cultural observation, and humor. His breakthrough film Sherman’s March 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.