D. A. Pennebaker
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 15, 1925
- Died
- August 1, 2019 (aged 94)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
David
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Unlocking the Cage
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Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
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Snapshots from the Tour
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The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
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Kings of Pastry
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The Return of the War Room
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Addiction
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
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65 Revisited
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Cinema16: American Short Films
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Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
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Only the Strong Survive
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Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
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Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop
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Down from the Mountain
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Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
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Moon Over Broadway
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Storyville
TV · Director · 1 ep
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
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Woodstock Diary
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The War Room
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Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
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Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
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Depeche Mode: 101
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Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
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Jimi Plays Monterey
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Shake! Otis at Monterey
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Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
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Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
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DeLorean
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Town Bloody Hall
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The Energy War
TV · Director · 3 eps
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
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Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
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Dancers in School
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1 P.M.
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Sweet Toronto
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Original Cast Album: Company
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Alice Cooper
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Monterey Pop
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Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making
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Hickory Hill
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RainForest
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Wake at Generation
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Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
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Elizabeth and Mary
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Hier Strauss
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Lambert & Co.
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You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
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The Chair
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Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
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Jane
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Mooney vs. Fowle
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Susan Starr
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Blackie
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Aga Khan
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Adventures on the New Frontier
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On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
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David
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ABC Close-Up!
TV · Director · 1 ep
Opening In Moscow
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Skyscraper
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Brussels Loops
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Daybreak Express
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Baby
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