16mm, 60 minutes.

Charleen 1978

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



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