Known For
Directing
Born
Jul 15, 1925
Died
Aug 01, 2019
Place of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Credits
96 titles
D. A. Pennebaker
Biography
Donn Alan Pennebaker (/ˈpɛniːbeɪkər/; July 15, 1925 – August 1, 2019) was an American documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of direct cinema. Performing arts and politics were his primary subjects. In 2013, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award. Pennebaker was called by The Independent as "arguably the pre-eminent chronicler of Sixties counterculture."
Known For
Filmography
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
Executive Producer
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
Himself
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
Director
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
Self
Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
Himself
Unlocking the Cage
Director
Janis: Little Girl Blue
Himself
Snapshots from the Tour
Director
A Venue For The End Of The World
Himself
Ricky on Leacock
Self
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
Self
Godard Made in USA
Self
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
Director
Kings of Pastry
Director
The Return of the War Room
Director
Morris Engel: The Independent
Self
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
Cinematography
65 Revisited
Camera Operator
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
Director
Addiction
Director
Cinema16: American Short Films
Director
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
Director
Al Franken: God Spoke
Executive Producer
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Self
The Cutman
Executive Producer
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
Self (archive footage)
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
Cinematography
Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop
Director
Only the Strong Survive
Director
Down from the Mountain
Editor
Startup.com
Producer
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
Self
Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
Director
Moon Over Broadway
Director
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
Director
Woodstock Diary
Director
The War Room
Director
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Director
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
Director
Depeche Mode 101
Director
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
Director
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Director
Jimi Plays Monterey
Director
From the Pole to the Equator
Editor
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Director
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
Director
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
DeLorean
Director
Town Bloody Hall
Director
The Energy War
Director