D. A. Pennebaker
Born
15 July 1925 (100)
Place of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Also known as
Donn Alan Pennebaker, D.A. Pennabaker
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 (40)
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
2020
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
2016
Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
2016
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
2016
Unlocking the Cage
2016
Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015
Snapshots from the Tour
2015
A Venue For The End Of The World
2014
Ricky on Leacock
2012
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
2011
Godard Made in USA
2010
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2010
🎬 Director
Kings of Pastry
2009
The Return of the War Room
2008
Morris Engel: The Independent
2008
65 Revisited
2007
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
2007
Addiction
2007
Cinema16: American Short Films
2006
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2006
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
2002
Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop
2002
🎬 Director
Only the Strong Survive
2002
Down from the Mountain
2001
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
2000
Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
1998
🎬 Director
Moon Over Broadway
1997
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
1996
Woodstock Diary
1994
The War Room
1993
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
1992
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
1991
Depeche Mode 101
1989
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1989
🎬 Director
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987
Shake! Otis at Monterey
1987
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1983