Person file · Directing
D. A. Pennebaker
Born 1925-07-15Evanston, Illinois, USA
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."
Screen work
Movies & roles
Tiny Tim: King for a DayHimselfJill Drew and D.A. PennebakerHimselfRobert Drew & Associates at the Museum of ToleranceSelfJanis: Little Girl BlueHimselfA Venue For The End Of The WorldHimselfRicky on LeacockSelfMario Ruspoli, Prince of the WhalesSelfGodard Made in USASelfMorris Engel: The IndependentSelfNo Direction Home: Bob DylanSelfWorld Tour 1966: The Home MoviesSelf (archive footage)The Ballad of Ramblin' JackSelfBefore the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. PorterReader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)Up Your Legs ForeverRole1 P.M.SelfWild 90Al