When a Hollywood producer approaches filmmaker Ross McElwee about remaking his classic documentary Sherman’s March, he begins looking back on his life and decades-long career, revisiting the people and places that shaped his journey. Although McElwee recorded many major moments in his life, there remains a shattering absence: his late son Adrian, who left behind hours of personal video footage and the aspiration to be a different kind of filmmaker. Retracing Adrian’s final years in the throes of drug addiction, McElwee struggles to understand what his camera has captured and what remained out of frame. As the fictionalized version of Sherman’s March stalls, Ross’s own effort to remix and remake the movie that Adrian never got to finish takes on new significance. An ever-expanding hall of mirrors incorporating material captured across decades, Remake is McElwee’s attempt to hold onto his son, and to let him go.
Official Selection
Venice Film Festival 2025
Official Selection
True/False Film Festival 2026
“Lovelorn, thoughtful and deeply moving, this is a film you’ll really want to talk about.”
Phil de Semlyen
Time Out
“An emotionally piercing documentary... meaningful and poignant”
Warren Cantrell
The Playlist
“A profound and piercing portrait of loss”
Jordan Mintzer
The Hollywood Reporter
