Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1925-07-15
Day of Death
2019-08-01
Place of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
D. A. Pennebaker
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."
Filmography (16)
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Himself
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
2020No Image
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Himself
Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
2016No Image
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Self
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
2016
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Himself
Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Himself
A Venue For The End Of The World
2014No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Ricky on Leacock
2012
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
2011
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Godard Made in USA
2010
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Morris Engel: The Independent
2008
⭐ 7.7
Role:
Self
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
⭐ 0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003
⭐ 7.4
Role:
Self
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
2000
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Unknown
Up Your Legs Forever
1971
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Self
