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