Image: Barbican Centre, London
The poignant, introspective documentary marks McElwee’s first film in fifteen years.
‘Remake’ traces McElwee’s relationship with his son Adrian and the fragile bond created by the camera between them while Adrian was alive and after his death. The film follows that bond through the relationship between a father, a son and the act of filming, as the camera remains part of their connection after Adrian is gone.
The documentary draws on decades of footage, some shot by McElwee and some by Adrian. That material forms a layered excavation of memory and image-making, bringing together the images made by both filmmakers across those decades.
In ‘Remake’, McElwee turns his lens on the passage of time and the uneasy space between documenting life and understanding it. The film is presented as a gentle documentary that also re-evaluates McElwee’s 1986 film ‘Sherman’s March’.
‘Remake’ is a 2026 US film directed by Ross McElwee, with a runtime of 1 hour 46 minutes. McElwee has previously received the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Pennebaker Award.
