Director
D. A. Pennebaker
101 years · Evanston, Illinois, USA · 72 films
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."
Best known for
Filmography 72
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
2020 · Himself
On Kanopy
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
2016 · Director
Unlocking the Cage
2016 · Director
Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015 · Himself
Snapshots from the Tour
2015 · Director
A Venue For The End Of The World
2014 · Himself
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
2011 · Self
Godard Made in USA
2010 · Self
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2010 · Director
Kings of Pastry
2009 · Director
The Return of the War Room
2008 · Director
On Criterion Channel
Morris Engel: The Independent
2008 · Self
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
2008 · Editor
65 Revisited
2007 · Director
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
2007 · Director
Addiction
2007 · Director
On HBO Max
Cinema16: American Short Films
2006 · Director
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2006 · Director
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005 · Self
On Qello Concerts by Stingray Amazon Channel
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
2002 · Director
Only the Strong Survive
2002 · Director, Editor
Down from the Mountain
2001 · Editor, Director
Startup.com
2001 · Producer