D. A. Pennebaker
Known For
Directing
Born
1925-07-15 in Evanston, Illinois, USA
Died
2019-08-01
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."
Most Known For
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self
Godard Made in USA
as Self
Janis: Little Girl Blue
as Himself
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
as Himself
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
as Self (archive footage)
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
as Self
Wild 90
as Al
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
as Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
as Self
Morris Engel: The Independent
as Self
A Venue For The End Of The World
as Himself
Up Your Legs Forever
1 P.M.
as Self
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
as Self
Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
as Himself
Ricky on Leacock
as Self