D. A. Pennebaker
- Born
- July 15, 1925
- Died
- August 1, 2019 (94 years old)
- Place 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."
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Known for
Filmography
- —DavidDavidFilm · Director
- 2023Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the WorldFilm · Executive Producer
- 2016Depeche Mode: Video Singles CollectionFilm · Director
- 2016Unlocking the CageFilm · Director
- 2015Snapshots from the TourFilm · Director
- 2010The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of MusicFilm · Director
- 2009Kings of PastryFilm · Director★ 6.8
- 2008The Return of the War RoomFilm · Director
- 2008A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. KennedyFilm · Cinematography, Editor
- 200765 RevisitedFilm · Camera Operator, Director
- 2007The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at MontereyFilm · Director
- 2007AddictionFilm · Director
- 2006Cinema16: American Short FilmsFilm · Director
- 2006Assume the Position with Mr. WuhlFilm · Director
- 2006Al Franken: God SpokeFilm · Executive Producer
- 2003The CutmanThe CutmanFilm · Executive Producer
- 2002Monterey Pop - The Outtake PerformancesFilm · Cinematography, Director
- 2002Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey PopTiny Tim Backstage at Monterey PopFilm · Director
- 2002Only the Strong SurviveFilm · Director, Camera Operator, Editor
- 2001Down from the MountainFilm · Editor, Director, Director of Photography
- 2001Startup.comFilm · Producer★ 6.7
- 1998Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie SchonbergFilm · Director
- 1997StoryvilleSeries · Director
- 1997Moon Over BroadwayFilm · Director
- 1996Westernhagen: Keine ZeitFilm · Director
- 1994Woodstock DiaryFilm · Director
- 1993The War RoomFilm · Director, Editor, Director of Photography★ 6.8
- 1992Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll MusicFilm · Director, Camera Operator
- 1991Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and RollFilm · Director
- 1989Depeche Mode 101Film · Director, Editor, Camera Operator★ 8.0
- 1989Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose BowlFilm · Director, Camera Operator, Editor
- 1987Jimi Plays MontereyFilm · Director, Editor, Camera Operator★ 7.5
- 1987Shake! Otis at MontereyFilm · Director, Camera Operator, Editor★ 7.4
- 1987From the Pole to the EquatorFilm · Editor
- 1983Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from MarsFilm · Director, Camera Operator★ 7.3
- 1983Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'Film · Director, Director of Photography, Editor
- 1981DeLoreanFilm · Director
- 1979Town Bloody HallFilm · Director, Producer, Director of Photography
- 1979The Energy WarSeries · Director
- 1977Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964Film · Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
- 1975David Bowie: Cracked ActorFilm · Thanks
- 1973Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'Film · Director of Photography, Director, Producer
- 1972Eat the DocumentFilm · Camera Operator
- 1972Dancers in SchoolFilm · Director
- 1971Sweet TorontoFilm · Director
- 19711 P.M.Film · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
- 1971MaidstoneFilm · Director of Photography, Cinematography
- 1970Original Cast Album: CompanyFilm · Director, Director of Photography★ 7.2
- 1970Alice CooperFilm · Director
- 1968Monterey PopFilm · Director, Camera Operator★ 7.4
- 1968Hickory HillHickory HillFilm · Director
- 1968Wake at GenerationFilm · Director
- 1968Beyond the LawFilm · Cinematography
- 1968Wild 90Film · Writer, Director of Photography
- 1968Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the MakingFilm · Director
- 1968RainForestFilm · Director
- 1967Bob Dylan – Don't Look BackFilm · Director, Writer, Camera Operator★ 7.4
- 1965Hier StraussHier StraussFilm · Director
- 1965Elizabeth and MaryElizabeth and MaryFilm · Director
- 1965MarathonFilm · Camera Operator
- 1964You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves YouFilm · Director, Camera Operator, Editor, Producer
- 1964Lambert & Co.Lambert & Co.Film · Director
- 1963Crisis: Behind a Presidential CommitmentFilm · Director★ 6.9
- 1963The ChairFilm · Cinematography, Director
- 1962BlackieFilm · Director
- 1962Mooney vs. FowleFilm · Director
- 1962JaneFilm · Director
- 1962Susan StarrFilm · Director
- 1961Aga KhanAga KhanFilm · Director
- 1961On the Pole: Eddie SachsFilm · Director, Cinematography
- 1961Adventures on the New FrontierFilm · Camera Operator, Director
- 1961DavidFilm · Director
- 1960PrimaryFilm · Editor, Sound Recordist, Camera Operator★ 6.5
- 1960ABC Close-Up!Series · Director
- 1960ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!Film · Director of Photography
- 1960Christopher and MeFilm · Screenplay, Music
- 1959SkyscraperFilm · Director
- 1959Opening In MoscowOpening In MoscowFilm · Director
- 1958Brussels LoopsFilm · Director
- 1957Daybreak ExpressFilm · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor★ 7.2
- 1957American FootballAmerican FootballFilm · Director of Photography
- 1957Your Share in TomorrowYour Share in TomorrowFilm · Special Effects Supervisor
- 1954BabyBabyFilm · Director