This collection of films from the infamous documentarian Ross McElwee offers a great overview of his work. SHERMAN`S MARCH: When Ross McElwee is dumped by his girlfriend, the documentarian decides to retrace General Sherman`s Civil War march on Atlanta, hilariously exploring romance and the mystique of southern women along the way. TIME INDEFINITE: This is a poignant, real-life look at what happens when Ross McElwee announces to his dyed-in-the-wool southern family that he`s engaged to a Jewish woman from Boston. SIX O`CLOCK NEWS: Documentarian Ross McElwee lends his low-key, inquisitive style to this homemade personal journal, in which he interviews the subjects of soundbite-laden human interest stories on the network news, listening to their tragic stories and considering how the media has affected our concept of personal loss.BRIGHT LEAVES: Ross McElwee directs this autobiographical documentary about his family`s roots in the tobacco business in North Carolina. Taking a sabbatical from his home in Boston, he offers a culturally interesting history of the south as viewed through the biggest, wealthiest tobacco enterprises.CHARLEEN & BACKYARD: These two films deal with humorous family observations in the genteel south from acclaimed independent filmmaker Ross McElwee.
