After his girlfriend leaves him, McElwee takes a voyage along the original route followed by General William Sherman -- but rather than cutting a swath of destruction designed to force the Confederate South into submission, as Sherman did, McElwee searches for love, camera in hand, “training his lens with phallic resolve on every accessible woman he meets.” (Chicago Readers Circle)

Sherman’s March was recently chosen for preservation by the Library of Congress National Film Registry as a “historically significant American motion picture.”  It has won best documentary awards at numerous film festivals including Sundance, has been cited by the National Board of Film Critics as one of the five best films of its year, was selected for a Cinéma du Réel retrospective at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and chosen as “One of the Top 20 Documentaries of All-Time” by the International Documentary Association.

What the Critics are Saying

"Magical... the funniest road film since Lost in America." -J. Hoberman, Village Voice

"A wonderfully goofy movie... Mr. McElwee is a find. He is an exceptionally comic film-making personality!" -Vincent Canby, The New York Times

"I can't think of another film in which erotic interest has been so finely tempered with respect - not even Woody Allen appreciates and admires women as much as McElwee."
-David Denby, New York Magazine

"Uproarious... It will put you in a pleased delirium and leave you with a happy daze."
-Michael Sragow, San Francisco Examiner

"If Woody Allen made Gone With The Wind, it might resemble Sherman's March!"
-People Magazine