D. A. Pennebaker

D. A. Pennebaker

Known for

Directing

Born

July 15, 1925

Birthplace

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Died

August 1, 2019 (aged 94)

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."

Best known work

Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
1967
Janis: Little Girl Blue
Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
Monterey Pop
Monterey Pop
1968
The War Room
The War Room
1993
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983
Daybreak Express
Daybreak Express
1957
Primary
Primary
1960
Depeche Mode 101
Depeche Mode 101
1989
Startup.com
Startup.com
2001

Filmography

  1. TBA

    David

    Director

  2. 2023

  3. 2020

  4. 2016

  5. 2016

  6. 2016

  7. 2016

  8. 2015

  9. 2015

  10. 2014

  11. 2012

  12. 2011

  13. 2010

  14. 2010

  15. 2009

  16. 2008

  17. 2008

  18. 2008

  19. 2007

    65 Revisited

    Camera Operator, Director

  20. 2007

  21. 2007

    Addiction

    Director

  22. 2006

  23. 2006

  24. 2006

    Al Franken: God Spoke

    Executive Producer

  25. 2005

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