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D. A. Pennebaker

D. A. Pennebaker

Directing · 0.7 popularity

Age

101

Movies

16

TV

0

Born
July 15, 1925 – August 1, 2019
From
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."

Works

16 films

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

20057.8

Janis: Little Girl Blue

Janis: Little Girl Blue

20157.3

Up Your Legs Forever

Up Your Legs Forever

19718.0

Godard Made in USA

Godard Made in USA

2010

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

20206.1

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

20007.4

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

19826.1

1 P.M.

1 P.M.

19716.2

Wild 90

Wild 90

19685.7

A Venue For The End Of The World

A Venue For The End Of The World

20146.0

World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

2003

Ricky on Leacock

Ricky on Leacock

2012

Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

20169.0

Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

2011

Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

20168.0

Morris Engel: The Independent

Morris Engel: The Independent

2008