D. A. Pennebaker
Known for Directing
Born July 15, 1925
Died August 1, 2019 (aged 94)
Place of Birth Evanston, Illinois, USA
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
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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
as Self
Godard Made in USA
2010
as Self
Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015
as Himself
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982
as Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
Up Your Legs Forever
1971
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
2000
as Self
A Venue For The End Of The World
2014
as Himself
1 P.M.
1971
as Self
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Morris Engel: The Independent
2008
as Self
Wild 90
1968
as Al
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
2020
as Himself
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Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
2016
as Self
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
2011
as Self
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Ricky on Leacock
2012
as Self
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Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
2016
as Himself