D. A. Pennebaker

Directing·Jul 15, 1925·Evanston, Illinois, USA

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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."

Film	Credit
Tiny Tim: King for a Day2020 · Himself	Himself
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection2016 · Director	Director
JJill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker2016 · Himself	Himself
RRobert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance2016 · Self	Self
Unlocking the Cage2016 · Director	Director
Janis: Little Girl Blue2015 · Himself	Himself
Snapshots from the Tour2015 · Director	Director
A Venue For The End Of The World2014 · Himself	Himself
RRicky on Leacock2012 · Self	Self
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales2011 · Self	Self
Godard Made in USA2010 · Self	Self
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music2010 · Director	Director
Kings of Pastry2009 · Director	Director
The Return of the War Room2008 · Director	Director
Morris Engel: The Independent2008 · Self	Self
65 Revisited2007 · Director	Director
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey2007 · Director	Director
Addiction2007 · Director	Director
Cinema16: American Short Films2006 · Director	Director
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl2006 · Director	Director
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan2005 · Self	Self
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies2003 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances2002 · Director	Director
TTiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop2002 · Director	Director
Only the Strong Survive2002 · Director	Director
Down from the Mountain2001 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Startup.com2001 · Producer	Producer
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack2000 · Self	Self
Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg1998 · Director	Director
Moon Over Broadway1997 · Director	Director
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit1996 · Director	Director
Woodstock Diary1994 · Director	Director
The War Room1993 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music1992 · Director	Director
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll1991 · Director	Director
Depeche Mode 1011989 · Director	Director
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl1989 · Director	Director
Jimi Plays Monterey1987 · Director	Director
Shake! Otis at Monterey1987 · Director	Director
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars1983 · Director	Director
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'1983 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter1982 · Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)	Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
DeLorean1981 · Director	Director
Town Bloody Hall1979 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography	Director, Producer, Director of Photography
JJingle Bells: RFK - 19641977 · Producer, Director, Director of Photography	Producer, Director, Director of Photography
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'1973 · Director of Photography, Director, Producer	Director of Photography, Director, Producer
Dancers in School1972 · Director	Director
Sweet Toronto1971 · Director	Director