Film Comment

Interview: Ross McElwee on Remake

Ross McElwee’s new documentary Remake, released March 6 2026, is a deeply personal film that revisits his son Adrian’s life, addiction, and tragic death while also chronicling McElwee’s own battles with brain cancer, a failed Hollywood remake of Sherman’s March, and his marriage to Hyun Kyung Kim. The film weaves together archival footage, Adrian’s own video diaries, and experimental editing that mimics a disordered reel. By framing his grief as a “remake” of his own life, McElwee creates a late‑career masterpiece that blurs the line between memoir and cinema. The project also raises uncomfortable questions about the ethics of filming family members in crisis.