Ross McLaren (filmmaker)
Ross McLaren is a Canadian artist and filmmaker based in New York City.
Biography
McLaren was born in 1953 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada and graduated with honors from Ontario College of Art, where he also did post-graduate work. Currently, he teaches film and video courses at Cooper Union, Fordham University, Pratt Institute, and Millennium Film Workshop in New York City.
Work
Advocacy
For the last 30 years, McLaren has worked as a filmmaker, scholar, teacher, curator, critic, and community organizer. He founded and was first director of the Funnel Film Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, an institution devoted to the production, exhibition, and distribution of film. As founder/director, McLaren encouraged continued recognition of film—particularly Super 8—in his native country.
Films
His films include: Crash 'n' Burn: the "self-destructive document of Toronto’s eponymous punk club,"Wave, Weather Building, Dance of the Sacred Foundation Application (feat. Jack Smith), Sex Without Glasses, and the Ann Arbor Film Festival award-winning sensation Summer Camp.
