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BornJuly 15, 1925
DiedAugust 1, 2019 (age 94)
Place of birthEvanston, Illinois, USA
Film credits16
D. A. Pennebaker
DeceasedKnown for Directing
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."
Filmography
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
2020
as Himself
- No poster
Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
2016
as Himself
- No poster
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
2016
as Self
Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015
as Himself
A Venue For The End Of The World
2014
as Himself
- No poster
Ricky on Leacock
2012
as Self
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
2011
as Self
Godard Made in USA
2010
as Self
Morris Engel: The Independent
2008
as Self
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
as Self
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
2000
as Self
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982
as Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
Up Your Legs Forever
1971
1 P.M.
1971
as Self
Wild 90
1968
as Al