D. A. Pennebaker

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D. A. Pennebaker

Directing July 15, 1925

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…

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Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back

Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back

7.4 1967 Movie
Janis: Little Girl Blue

Janis: Little Girl Blue

7.3 2015 Movie
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

7.8 2005 Movie
Monterey Pop

Monterey Pop

7.3 1968 Movie
The War Room

The War Room

6.8 1993 Movie
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

7.3 1983 Movie
Daybreak Express

Daybreak Express

7.2 1957 Movie
Primary

Primary

6.5 1960 Movie
Depeche Mode 101

Depeche Mode 101

8.0 1989 Movie
Startup.com

Startup.com

6.7 2001 Movie
Shake! Otis at Monterey

Shake! Otis at Monterey

7.4 1987 Movie
Jimi Plays Monterey

Jimi Plays Monterey

7.5 1987 Movie

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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."

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World

    Movie Executive Producer

  2. 2020
    Tiny Tim: King for a Day

    Movie Himself

  3. 2016
    Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection

    Movie Director

  4. 2016
    Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

    Movie Self

  5. 2016
    Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

    Movie Himself

  6. 2016
    Unlocking the Cage

    Movie Director

  7. 2015
    Janis: Little Girl Blue

    Movie Himself

  8. 2015
    Snapshots from the Tour

    Movie Director

  9. 2014
    A Venue For The End Of The World

    Movie Himself

  10. 2012
    Ricky on Leacock

    Movie Self

  11. 2011
    Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

    Movie Self

  12. 2010
    Godard Made in USA

    Movie Self

  13. 2010
    The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music

    Movie Director

  14. 2009
    Kings of Pastry

    Movie Director

  15. 2008
    The Return of the War Room

    Movie Director

  16. 2008
    Morris Engel: The Independent

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2008
    A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy

    Movie Cinematography

  2. 2007
    65 Revisited

    Movie Camera Operator

  3. 2007
    The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey

    Movie Director

  4. 2007
    Addiction

    Movie Director

  5. 2006
    Cinema16: American Short Films

    Movie Director

  6. 2006
    Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl

    Movie Director

  7. 2006
    Al Franken: God Spoke

    Movie Executive Producer

  8. 2005
    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

    Movie Self

  9. 2003
    The Cutman

    Movie Executive Producer

  10. 2003
    World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  11. 2002
    Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances

    Movie Cinematography

  12. 2002
    Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop

    Movie Director

  13. 2002
    Only the Strong Survive

    Movie Director

  14. 2001
    Down from the Mountain

    Movie Editor

  15. 2001
    Startup.com

    Movie Producer

  16. 2000
    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

    Movie Self

  17. 1998
    Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg

    Movie Director

  18. 1997
    Moon Over Broadway

    Movie Director

  19. 1996
    Westernhagen: Keine Zeit

    Movie Director

  20. 1994
    Woodstock Diary

    Movie Director

  21. 1993
    The War Room

    Movie Director

  22. 1992
    Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music

    Movie Director

  23. 1991
    Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll

    Movie Director

  24. 1989
    Depeche Mode 101

    Movie Director