Turner Ross

Directing

Turner Ross

Born in Sidney, Ohio in 1982. Working with his older brother Bill, the two form the Ross Brothers filmmaking team. For their documentary 45365, a portrait of their home town, the two directors received numerous awards including Best Documentary Feature at the 2009 South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas. They followed it three years later with Tchoupitoulas (2012) about their second home of New Orleans.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Dinosaur Curtains poster
NR

A young family awaits the broadcast of their turn on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

Dinosaur Curtains

2011

Dinosaur Curtains poster
NR

A young family awaits the broadcast of their turn on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

Dinosaur Curtains

2011

River poster
NR

Setting out on what is technically a houseboat but more realistically a shed on two pontoons, award-winning filmmakers Bill and Turner Ross (45365, Tchoupitoulas), their brother Alex and friend Kyle “The Muscle” Rouse embark on a journey to sail from their home state of Ohio to New Orleans. As they brave the mighty Mississippi for three weeks on the not-so-trusty Rosemarie, the boys’ journey becomes a cavalcade of hijinks, near death experiences, nautical close calls and impromptu sing-alongs. Featuring an illustrious cast of characters met along the way and wonderful escapades with every dock they make, the film becomes a beautiful and hilarious adventure. Originally released online in weekly episodes, the film quickly became a much-lauded addition to the Ross brothers’ already beloved body of work. This is the first time River has ever been shown on the big screen in its feature version.

River

2013

Tchoupitoulas poster
7.3

A lyrical documentary that follows three adolescent brothers as they journey through one night in New Orleans, encountering a vibrant kaleidoscope of dancers, musicians, hustlers, and revelers parading through the lamplit streets. The filmmakers fully immerse us into the New Orleans night, passing through many lively and luminous locations and introducing us to the people who make the city their home.

Tchoupitoulas

2012

Tchoupitoulas poster
7.3

A lyrical documentary that follows three adolescent brothers as they journey through one night in New Orleans, encountering a vibrant kaleidoscope of dancers, musicians, hustlers, and revelers parading through the lamplit streets. The filmmakers fully immerse us into the New Orleans night, passing through many lively and luminous locations and introducing us to the people who make the city their home.

Tchoupitoulas

2012

45365 poster
6.1

With cameras in hand, directors Bill and Turner Ross return to their hometown of Sidney, Ohio—zip code 45365—for nine months. In this small town, the stories of a father and son, cops and criminals, officials and their electorate coalesce into a mosaic of faces, places, and events.

45365

2009

Gasoline Rainbow poster
6.0

With high school in the rearview, five teenagers from inland Oregon embark on one last adventure. Piling into a van with a busted tail light, their mission takes them to a place they’ve never been—the Pacific coast, five hundred miles away. Their plan, in full: “Fuck it.”

Gasoline Rainbow

2024

Gasoline Rainbow poster
6.0

With high school in the rearview, five teenagers from inland Oregon embark on one last adventure. Piling into a van with a busted tail light, their mission takes them to a place they’ve never been—the Pacific coast, five hundred miles away. Their plan, in full: “Fuck it.”

Gasoline Rainbow

2024

Gasoline Rainbow poster
6.0

With high school in the rearview, five teenagers from inland Oregon embark on one last adventure. Piling into a van with a busted tail light, their mission takes them to a place they’ve never been—the Pacific coast, five hundred miles away. Their plan, in full: “Fuck it.”

Gasoline Rainbow

2024

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NR

Nearly 30 years later, the Ross Brothers rephotographed locations from Byrne's 1986 film, finding the same spots used in True Stories to see what may have changed. Rather than a sociological study, No Time to Look Back is a charming homage. The film includes a snippet from an interview with Byrne at the time True Stories was released.

No Time To Look Back

2018

No artwork available
NR

An autobiographical stream-of-consciousness essay collage composed during the making of 'Gasoline Rainbow'.

Rose City Hurricane

2023

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets poster
6.6

A portrait of the lives of a disparate group of patrons and employees at an American watering hole today.

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

2020

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets poster
6.6

A portrait of the lives of a disparate group of patrons and employees at an American watering hole today.

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

2020

Contemporary Color poster
6.7

In the summer of 2015, legendary musician David Byrne staged an event at Brooklyn's Barclays Center to celebrate the art of Color Guard: synchronized dance routines involving flags, rifles, and sabers. Recruiting performers that include the likes of St. Vincent, Nelly Furtado, Ad-Rock, and Ira Glass to collaborate on original pieces with 10 color guard teams from across the US and Canada, Contemporary Color is a beautifully filmed snapshot of a one-of-a-kind live event.

Contemporary Color

2016

Western poster
5.0

For generations, all that distinguished Eagle Pass, TX, from Piedras Negras, MX, was the Rio Grande. But when darkness descends upon these harmonious border towns, a cowboy and lawman face a new reality that threatens their way of life.

Western

2015

Western poster
5.0

For generations, all that distinguished Eagle Pass, TX, from Piedras Negras, MX, was the Rio Grande. But when darkness descends upon these harmonious border towns, a cowboy and lawman face a new reality that threatens their way of life.

Western

2015

Second Star to the Right and Straight On til Morning poster
NR

A behind the scenes movie of Benh Zeitlin's Wendy that technically can't be released.

Second Star to the Right and Straight On til Morning

2020