Directing
D. A. Pennebaker
EN, FR, DE, IT cinema · 94 credits
Born
15 July 1925
Died
1 August 2019 (aged 94)
Birthplace
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Also known as Donn Alan Pennebaker · D.A. Pennabaker · DA Pennebaker · Don Alan Pennebaker · D.A. Pennebaker · D. A. Pennabaker
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
Filmography
David
David
Director
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
Executive Producer
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
as Himself
Unlocking the Cage
Director
Janis: Little Girl Blue
as Himself
Kings of Pastry
Director
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
Editor, Cinematography
65 Revisited
Camera Operator, Director
Addiction
Director
Al Franken: God Spoke
Executive Producer
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
as Self (archive footage)
The Cutman
2003
The Cutman
Executive Producer
Only the Strong Survive
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
Cinematography, Director
Down from the Mountain
Editor, Director, Director of Photography
Startup.com
Producer
Moon Over Broadway
Director
Woodstock Diary
Director
The War Room
Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Director, Camera Operator
Depeche Mode: 101
Director, Editor, Camera Operator
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
Camera Operator, Editor, Director
Jimi Plays Monterey
Editor, Director, Camera Operator
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Director, Camera Operator, Editor
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Director, Camera Operator
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
as Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
DeLorean
Director
Town Bloody Hall
Director, Director of Photography, Producer
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
1977
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
Producer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
Director of Photography, Director, Producer
Eat the Document
Camera Operator
1 P.M.
as Self, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor
Maidstone
Director of Photography, Cinematography
Sweet Toronto
Director
Original Cast Album: Company
Director, Director of Photography
Alice Cooper
Director
Wild 90
as Al, Director of Photography, Writer
Monterey Pop
Director, Camera Operator
Beyond the Law
Cinematography
RainForest
Director
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
Writer, Director, Camera Operator
Marathon
Camera Operator
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Director, Editor, Producer, Camera Operator
The Chair
Cinematography, Director
Jane
Director
Susan Starr
Director
Blackie
Director
Adventures on the New Frontier
Camera Operator, Director
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
Director, Cinematography
David
Director
Primary
Editor, Camera Operator, Sound Recordist
Christopher and Me
Screenplay, Music
ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!
Director of Photography
Skyscraper
Director
Brussels Loops
Director
Daybreak Express
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
American Football
1957
American Football
Director of Photography
Your Share in Tomorrow
1957
Your Share in Tomorrow
Special Effects Supervisor
Baby
1954
Baby
Director