Time Indefinite (Ross McElwee)
Essay Films
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1h 54m
Directed by Ross McElwee • Documentary • 1993 • 117 minutes
McElwee, Charleen Swansea, and several other memorable characters you met in Sherman's March invite you to pick up their story in Time Indefinite, McElwee's hilariously profound sequel to his much-beloved, critically acclaimed hit.
"Glorious. Profoundly stirring, bittersweet and uplifting!"—Washington Post
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