D. A. Pennebaker
Directing
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."
Born: July 15, 1925 · Evanston, Illinois, USA
Filmography (29)
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
2023
Executive Producer
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
2020
Actor: Himself
Unlocking the Cage
2016
Director
Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015
Actor: Himself
Kings of Pastry
2009
Director
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2006
Director
Al Franken: God Spoke
2006
Executive Producer
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
Actor
Down from the Mountain
2001
EditorDirector+1
Startup.com
2001
Producer
The War Room
1993
DirectorEditor+1
Depeche Mode 101
1989
DirectorEditor+1
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987
DirectorEditor+1
Shake! Otis at Monterey
1987
DirectorCamera Operator+1
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983
DirectorCamera Operator
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982
Actor: Reader - Film as a…
Town Bloody Hall
1979
DirectorProducer+1
David Bowie: Cracked Actor
1975
Thanks
Eat the Document
1972
Camera Operator
1 P.M.
1971
ActorDirector+4
Maidstone
1971
Director of PhotographyCinematography
Original Cast Album: Company
1970
DirectorDirector of Photography
Monterey Pop
1968
DirectorCamera Operator
Beyond the Law
1968
Cinematography
Dont Look Back
1967
DirectorWriter+1
Adventures on the New Frontier
1961
Camera OperatorDirector
Primary
1960
EditorSound Recordist+1
Skyscraper
1959
Director
Daybreak Express
1957
DirectorWriter+2