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D. A. Pennebaker

D. A. Pennebaker

Directing · Born 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

movie 7.3 Janis: Little Girl Blue
Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015
movie 7.8 No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
movie 6.1 Tiny Tim: King for a Day
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
2020
movie 6.2 1 P.M.
1 P.M.
1971
movie 6.1 Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982
movie 7.4 The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
2000
movie 5.7 Wild 90
Wild 90
1968
movie 8.0 Up Your Legs Forever
Up Your Legs Forever
1971
movie 6.0 A Venue For The End Of The World
A Venue For The End Of The World
2014
movie 9.0
Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
2016
movie 8.0
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
2016
movie Godard Made in USA
Godard Made in USA
2010
movie World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003
movie
Ricky on Leacock
2012
movie Morris Engel: The Independent
Morris Engel: The Independent
2008
movie Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
2011