D. A. Pennebaker
D. A. Pennebaker
Person

D. A. Pennebaker

Director 1925-07-15 Evanston, Illinois, USA

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
Data from TMDB
Janis: Little Girl Blue

Janis: Little Girl Blue

2015 · Himself

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

2005 · Self

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

2020 · Himself

1 P.M.

1 P.M.

1971 · Self

Storyville

Storyville

1997 · TV

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

1982 · Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

2000 · Self

Wild 90

Wild 90

1968 · Al

Up Your Legs Forever

Up Your Legs Forever

1971 · Movie

A Venue For The End Of The World

A Venue For The End Of The World

2014 · Himself

Godard Made in USA

Godard Made in USA

2010 · Self

Morris Engel: The Independent

Morris Engel: The Independent

2008 · Self

Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

2011 · Self

World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

2016 · Self

Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

2016 · Himself

Ricky on Leacock

2012 · Self