D. A. Pennebaker
July 15, 1925 – 2019
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."
Known For
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015
Godard Made in USA
2010
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
2000
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003
A Venue For The End Of The World
2014
Wild 90
1968
1 P.M.
1971
Ricky on Leacock
2012
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
2011
Up Your Legs Forever
1971
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
2020
Morris Engel: The Independent
2008
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
2016