Directing · b. 1925 · Evanston, Illinois, USA

D. A. Pennebaker

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."

Directed
Unlocking the Cage 2016 Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection 2016 Snapshots from the Tour 2015 The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music 2010 Kings of Pastry 2009 The Return of the War Room 2008 Addiction 2007 The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey 2007 65 Revisited 2007 Cinema16: American Short Films 2006 Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl 2006 Only the Strong Survive 2002 Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances 2002 Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop 2002 Down from the Mountain 2001 Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg 1998 Moon Over Broadway 1997 Westernhagen: Keine Zeit 1996 Woodstock Diary 1994 The War Room 1993 Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music 1992 Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll 1991 Depeche Mode 101 1989 Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl 1989 Jimi Plays Monterey 1987 Shake! Otis at Monterey 1987 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 1983 Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby' 1983 DeLorean 1981 Town Bloody Hall 1979 Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964 1977 Little Richard: Keep on Rockin' 1973 Dancers in School 1972 1 P.M. 1971 Sweet Toronto 1971 Original Cast Album: Company 1970 Alice Cooper 1970 Monterey Pop 1968 Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making 1968 Hickory Hill 1968 RainForest 1968 Wake at Generation 1968 Dont Look Back 1967 Elizabeth and Mary 1965 Hier Strauss 1965 Lambert & Co. 1964 You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You 1964 Jane 1962 Mooney vs. Fowle 1962 Susan Starr 1962 Blackie 1962 Aga Khan 1961 Adventures on the New Frontier 1961 On the Pole: Eddie Sachs 1961 David 1961 Opening In Moscow 1959 Skyscraper 1959 Brussels Loops 1958 Daybreak Express 1957 Baby 1954
Cinematography
Down from the Mountain 2001 The War Room 1993 Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby' 1983 Town Bloody Hall 1979 Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964 1977 Little Richard: Keep on Rockin' 1973 Maidstone 1971 1 P.M. 1971 Original Cast Album: Company 1970 Wild 90 1968 ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No! 1960 Daybreak Express 1957 American Football 1957
Acting
Tiny Tim: King for a Day Himself 2020 Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker Himself 2016 Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance Self 2016 Janis: Little Girl Blue Himself 2015 A Venue For The End Of The World Himself 2014 Ricky on Leacock Self 2012 Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales Self 2011 Godard Made in USA Self 2010 Morris Engel: The Independent Self 2008 No Direction Home: Bob Dylan Self 2005 World Tour 1966: The Home Movies Self (archive footage) 2003 The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack Self 2000 Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice) 1982 Up Your Legs Forever 1971
Other Credits
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World Executive Producer 2023 A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy Cinematography 2008 Al Franken: God Spoke Executive Producer 2006 The Cutman Executive Producer 2003 Startup.com Producer 2001 From the Pole to the Equator Editor 1987 David Bowie: Cracked Actor Thanks 1975 Eat the Document Camera Operator 1972 Beyond the Law Cinematography 1968 Marathon Camera Operator 1965 The Chair Cinematography 1963 Primary Editor 1960 Christopher and Me Music 1960 Your Share in Tomorrow Special Effects Supervisor 1957
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