Time Indefinite
“Love, family, and the search for better camera angles.”
1993•1h 54m•7.0•Released
Documentary
After documentarian Ross McElwee gets married, a series of misfortunes follow: his grandmother dies, his wife miscarries, and then his father dies less than a week later. Shaken by the sudden string of deaths, McElwee becomes depressed. After spending time with his friend and former high school poetry teacher, Charlene, he goes to meet his brother, a doctor. In a series of interviews, McElwee contemplates his morbid preoccupation with death and tries to figure out how to shake it off.
Director
Ross McElwee
Writer
Ross McElwee
Languages
English
Studio
ZDF
Cast
Steve Ascher
Himself
Michael Blumenthal
Himself
Robert Gardner
Himself
Natalie Hawley
Herself
Ross McElwee
Himself
Charleen Swansea
Herself
Marilyn Levine
Herself
Dede McElwee
Herself
Adrian McElwee
Himself
John McElwee
Himself
Ross McElwee Jr.
Himself
Production
Company
ZDF
Company
Homemade Movies
Company
Channel 4 Television
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