16mm, 60 minutes.  
Charleen 1978
Portrait of a North Carolina native Charleen Swansea, a protégé of Ezra Pound, poet,
and innovative teacher in the public schools; a month in her fast-paced eccentric life.

Premiered Museum of Modern Art
“Cineprobe” series


Produced, directed, and edited by Ross McElwee



“Charleen is an irresistible force caught beautifully on the run.”
—The New York Times