D. A. Pennebaker
Directing • Born 1925-07-15 – Died 2019-08-01
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."
Filmography
16 credits
Ricky on Leacock
Movie • 2012
Self
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
Movie • 2011
Self
Wild 90
Movie • 1968
Al
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
Movie • 2000
Self
A Venue For The End Of The World
Movie • 2014
Himself
Janis: Little Girl Blue
Movie • 2015
Himself
Morris Engel: The Independent
Movie • 2008
Self
1 P.M.
Movie • 1971
Self
Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
Movie • 2016
Himself
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
Movie • 2016
Self
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Movie • 1982
Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Movie • 2005
Self
Up Your Legs Forever
Movie • 1971
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Godard Made in USA
Movie • 2010
Self
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
Movie • 2020
Himself