D. A. Pennebaker
Directing
Born: 1925-07-15 in 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
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Self
Janis: Little Girl Blue
Himself
Godard Made in USA
Self
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
Up Your Legs Forever
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
Self
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
Himself
1 P.M.
Self
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
Self (archive footage)
Wild 90
Al
Morris Engel: The Independent
Self
A Venue For The End Of The World
Himself
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
Self