- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- July 15, 1925
- Place of Birth
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Died
- August 1, 2019
D. A. Pennebaker
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."
Filmography
movieRevival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
2023 · Executive Producer
movieTiny Tim: King for a Day
2020 · Himself
movieDepeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
2016 · Director
Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
movieJill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
2016 · Himself
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
movieRobert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
2016 · Self
movieUnlocking the Cage
2016 · Director
movieJanis: Little Girl Blue
2015 · Himself
movieSnapshots from the Tour
2015 · Director
movieA Venue For The End Of The World
2014 · Himself
Ricky on Leacock
movieRicky on Leacock
2012 · Self
movieMario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
2011 · Self
movieGodard Made in USA
2010 · Self
movieThe National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2010 · Director
movieKings of Pastry
2009 · Director
movieThe Return of the War Room
2008 · Director
movieMorris Engel: The Independent
2008 · Self
movieA President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
2008 · Cinematography, Editor
movie65 Revisited
2007 · Camera Operator, Director
movieThe Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
2007 · Director
movieAddiction
2007 · Director
movieCinema16: American Short Films
2006 · Director
movieAssume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2006 · Director
movieAl Franken: God Spoke
2006 · Executive Producer
movieNo Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005 · Self
The Cutman
movieThe Cutman
2003 · Executive Producer
movieWorld Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieMonterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
2002 · Cinematography, Director
Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop
movieTiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop
2002 · Director
movieOnly the Strong Survive
2002 · Director, Camera Operator, Editor
movieDown from the Mountain
2001 · Editor, Director, Director of Photography
movieStartup.com
2001 · Producer
movieThe Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
2000 · Self
movieBessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
1998 · Director
movieMoon Over Broadway
1997 · Director
movieWesternhagen: Keine Zeit
1996 · Director
movieWoodstock Diary
1994 · Director
movieThe War Room
1993 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography
movieChuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
1992 · Director, Camera Operator
movieJerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
1991 · Director
movieDepeche Mode 101
1989 · Director, Editor, Camera Operator
movieDepeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1989 · Director, Camera Operator, Editor
movieJimi Plays Monterey
1987 · Director, Editor, Camera Operator
movieShake! Otis at Monterey
1987 · Director, Camera Operator, Editor
movieFrom the Pole to the Equator
1987 · Editor
movieZiggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983 · Director, Camera Operator
movieMaking Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1983 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor
movieBefore the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982 · Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
movieDeLorean
1981 · Director
movieTown Bloody Hall
1979 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography
tvThe Energy War
1979 · Director
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
movieJingle Bells: RFK - 1964
1977 · Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
movieDavid Bowie: Cracked Actor
1975 · Thanks
movieLittle Richard: Keep on Rockin'
1973 · Director of Photography, Producer
movieEat the Document
1972 · Camera Operator
movieDancers in School
1972 · Director
movieSweet Toronto
1971 · Director
movieUp Your Legs Forever
1971
movie1 P.M.
1971 · Self, Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
movieMaidstone
1971 · Director of Photography, Cinematography
movieOriginal Cast Album: Company
1970 · Director, Director of Photography
movieAlice Cooper
1970 · Director
movieMonterey Pop
1968 · Director, Camera Operator
Hickory Hill
movieHickory Hill
1968 · Director
movieWake at Generation
1968 · Director
movieBeyond the Law
1968 · Cinematography
movieWild 90
1968 · Al, Writer, Director of Photography
movieTwo American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making
1968 · Director
movieRainForest
1968 · Director
movieBob Dylan – Don't Look Back
1967 · Director, Writer, Camera Operator
Hier Strauss
movieHier Strauss
1965 · Director
Elizabeth and Mary
movieElizabeth and Mary
1965 · Director
movieMarathon
1965 · Camera Operator
movieYou’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964 · Director, Camera Operator, Editor, Producer
Lambert & Co.
movieLambert & Co.
1964 · Director
movieCrisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
1963 · Director
movieThe Chair
1963 · Cinematography, Director
movieBlackie
1962 · Director
movieMooney vs. Fowle
1962 · Director
movieJane
1962 · Director
movieSusan Starr
1962 · Director
Aga Khan
movieAga Khan
1961 · Director
movieOn the Pole: Eddie Sachs
1961 · Director, Cinematography
movieAdventures on the New Frontier
1961 · Camera Operator, Director
movieDavid
1961 · Director
moviePrimary
1960 · Editor, Sound Recordist, Camera Operator
tvABC Close-Up!
1960 · Director
movieABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!
1960 · Director of Photography
movieChristopher and Me
1960 · Screenplay, Music
movieSkyscraper
1959 · Director
Opening In Moscow
movieOpening In Moscow
1959 · Director
movieBrussels Loops
1958 · Director
movieDaybreak Express
1957 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
American Football
movieAmerican Football
1957 · Director of Photography
Your Share in Tomorrow
movieYour Share in Tomorrow
1957 · Special Effects Supervisor
Baby
movieBaby
1954 · Director
David
movieDavid
— · Director