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Director
D. A. Pennebaker
- Born July 15, 1925 in Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Died August 1, 2019
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
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back1967
Monterey Pop1968
The War Room1993
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars1983
Daybreak Express1957
Primary1960
Depeche Mode: 1011989
Startup.com2001
Filmography
- TBADavidFilmDirector
- 2023Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the WorldFilmExecutive Producer
- 2020Tiny Tim: King for a DayFilmHimself
- 2016Unlocking the CageFilmDirector
- 2016Jill Drew and D.A. PennebakerFilmHimself
- 2016Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of ToleranceFilmSelf
- 2016Depeche Mode: Video Singles CollectionFilmDirector
- 2015Janis: Little Girl BlueFilmHimself
- 2015Snapshots from the TourFilmDirector
- 2014A Venue For The End Of The WorldFilmHimself
- 2012Ricky on LeacockFilmSelf
- 2011Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the WhalesFilmSelf
- 2010Godard Made in USAFilmSelf
- 2010The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of MusicFilmDirector
- 2009Kings of PastryFilmDirector
- 2008The Return of the War RoomFilmDirector
- 2008A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. KennedyFilmEditor, Cinematography
- 2008Morris Engel: The IndependentFilmSelf
- 200765 RevisitedFilmCamera Operator, Director
- 2007AddictionFilmDirector
- 2007The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at MontereyFilmDirector
- 2006Al Franken: God SpokeFilmExecutive Producer
- 2006Assume the Position with Mr. WuhlFilmDirector
- 2006Cinema16: American Short FilmsFilmDirector
- 2005No Direction Home: Bob DylanFilmSelf
- 2003The CutmanFilmExecutive Producer
- 2003World Tour 1966: The Home MoviesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2002Only the Strong SurviveFilmDirector, Camera Operator, Editor
- 2002Monterey Pop - The Outtake PerformancesFilmCinematography, Director
- 2002Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey PopFilmDirector
- 2001Startup.comFilmProducer
- 2001Down from the MountainFilmEditor, Director, Director of Photography
- 2000The Ballad of Ramblin' JackFilmSelf
- 1998Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie SchonbergFilmDirector
- 1997StoryvilleSeriesDirector
- 1997Moon Over BroadwayFilmDirector
- 1996Westernhagen: Keine ZeitFilmDirector
- 1994Woodstock DiaryFilmDirector
- 1993The War RoomFilmDirector, Editor, Director of Photography
- 1992Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll MusicFilmDirector, Camera Operator
- 1991Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and RollFilmDirector
- 1989Depeche Mode: 101FilmDirector, Editor, Camera Operator
- 1989Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose BowlFilmCamera Operator, Editor, Director
- 1987Shake! Otis at MontereyFilmDirector, Camera Operator, Editor
- 1987Jimi Plays MontereyFilmEditor, Director, Camera Operator
- 1987From the Pole to the EquatorFilmEditor
- 1983Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from MarsFilmDirector, Camera Operator
- 1983Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'FilmDirector, Director of Photography, Editor
- 1982Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. PorterFilmReader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
- 1981DeLoreanFilmDirector
- 1979Town Bloody HallFilmDirector, Director of Photography, Producer
- 1979The Energy WarSeriesDirector
- 1977Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964FilmProducer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
- 1975David Bowie: Cracked ActorFilmThanks
- 1973Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'FilmDirector of Photography, Director, Producer
- 1972Eat the DocumentFilmCamera Operator
- 1972Dancers in SchoolFilmDirector
- 1971MaidstoneFilmDirector of Photography, Cinematography
- 19711 P.M.FilmSelf, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor
- 1971Sweet TorontoFilmDirector
- 1971Up Your Legs ForeverFilm
- 1970Original Cast Album: CompanyFilmDirector, Director of Photography
- 1970Alice CooperFilmDirector
- 1968Monterey PopFilmDirector, Camera Operator
- 1968Beyond the LawFilmCinematography
- 1968Wild 90FilmAl, Director of Photography, Writer
- 1968Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the MakingFilmDirector
- 1968Hickory HillFilmDirector
- 1968RainForestFilmDirector
- 1968Wake at GenerationFilmDirector
- 1967Bob Dylan – Don't Look BackFilmWriter, Director, Camera Operator
- 1965Hier StraussFilmDirector
- 1965Elizabeth and MaryFilmDirector
- 1965MarathonFilmCamera Operator
- 1964Lambert & Co.FilmDirector
- 1964You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves YouFilmDirector, Editor, Producer, Camera Operator
- 1963Crisis: Behind a Presidential CommitmentFilmDirector
- 1963The ChairFilmCinematography, Director
- 1962JaneFilmDirector
- 1962Mooney vs. FowleFilmDirector