D. A. Pennebaker
Known for department: Directing
Birthday: 1925-07-15 – 2019-08-01
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."
Known for
Ricky on Leacock
2012Self
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
2011Self
Wild 90
1968Al
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
2000Self
A Venue For The End Of The World
2014Himself
Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015Himself
Morris Engel: The Independent
2008Self
1 P.M.
1971SelfJill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
2016HimselfRobert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
2016Self
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005Self
Up Your Legs Forever
1971
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003Self (archive footage)
Godard Made in USA
2010Self