D. A. Pennebaker
Director · Actor · WriterDonn 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."
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR16
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
2020
Himself
- Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
2016
Himself
- Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
2016
Self
Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015
Himself
A Venue For The End Of The World
2014
Himself
- Ricky on Leacock
Ricky on Leacock
2012
Self
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
2011
Self
Godard Made in USA
2010
Self
Morris Engel: The Independent
2008
Self
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
Self
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003
Self (archive footage)
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
2000
Self
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982
Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
1 P.M.
1971
Self
Up Your Legs Forever
1971
Wild 90
1968
Al
DIRECTOR63
Unlocking the Cage
2016
Director
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
2016
Director
Snapshots from the Tour
2015
Director
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2010
Director
Kings of Pastry
2009
Director
The Return of the War Room
2008
Director
Addiction
2007
Director
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
2007
Director
65 Revisited
2007
Director
Cinema16: American Short Films
2006
Director
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2006
Director
Only the Strong Survive
2002
Director
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
2002
Director
- Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop
Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop
2002
Director
Down from the Mountain
2001
Director
Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
1998
Director
Moon Over Broadway
1997
Director
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
1996
Director
Woodstock Diary
1994
Director
The War Room
1993
Director
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
1992
Director
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
1991
Director
Depeche Mode 101
1989
Director
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1989
Director
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987
Director
Shake! Otis at Monterey
1987
Director
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983
Director
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1983
Director
DeLorean
1981
Director
Town Bloody Hall
1979
Director
- Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
1977
Director
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
1973
Director
Dancers in School
1972
Director
1 P.M.
1971
Director
Sweet Toronto
1971
Director
Original Cast Album: Company
1970
Director
Alice Cooper
1970
Director
Monterey Pop
1968
Director
Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making
1968
Director
- Hickory Hill
Hickory Hill
1968
Director
RainForest
1968
Director
Wake at Generation
1968
Director
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
1967
Director
- Elizabeth and Mary
Elizabeth and Mary
1965
Director
- Hier Strauss
Hier Strauss
1965
Director
- Lambert & Co.
Lambert & Co.
1964
Director
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964
Director
The Chair
1963
Director
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
1963
Director
Jane
1962
Director
Mooney vs. Fowle
1962
Director
Susan Starr
1962
Director
Blackie
1962
Director
- Aga Khan
Aga Khan
1961
Director
Adventures on the New Frontier
1961
Director
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
1961
Director
David
1961
Director
- Opening In Moscow
Opening In Moscow
1959
Director
Skyscraper
1959
Director
Brussels Loops
1958
Director
Daybreak Express
1957
Director
- Baby
Baby
1954
Director
- David
David
Director
WRITER5
PRODUCER9
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
2023
Executive Producer
Al Franken: God Spoke
2006
Executive Producer
- The Cutman
The Cutman
2003
Executive Producer
Startup.com
2001
Producer
Town Bloody Hall
1979
Producer
- Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
1977
Producer
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
1973
Producer
1 P.M.
1971
Producer
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964
Producer
EDITOR15
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
2008
Editor
Only the Strong Survive
2002
Editor
Down from the Mountain
2001
Editor
The War Room
1993
Editor
Depeche Mode 101
1989
Editor
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1989
Editor
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987
Editor
From the Pole to the Equator
1987
Editor
Shake! Otis at Monterey
1987
Editor
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1983
Editor
- Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
1977
Editor
1 P.M.
1971
Editor
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964
Editor
Primary
1960
Editor
Daybreak Express
1957
Editor
CINEMATOGRAPHER28
65 Revisited
2007
Camera Operator
Only the Strong Survive
2002
Camera Operator
Down from the Mountain
2001
Director of Photography
The War Room
1993
Director of Photography
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
1992
Camera Operator
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1989
Camera Operator
Depeche Mode 101
1989
Camera Operator
Shake! Otis at Monterey
1987
Camera Operator
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987
Camera Operator
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983
Camera Operator
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1983
Director of Photography
Town Bloody Hall
1979
Director of Photography
- Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
1977
Director of Photography
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
1973
Director of Photography
Eat the Document
1972
Camera Operator
Maidstone
1971
Director of Photography
1 P.M.
1971
Director of Photography
Original Cast Album: Company
1970
Director of Photography
Wild 90
1968
Director of Photography
Monterey Pop
1968
Camera Operator
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
1967
Camera Operator
Marathon
1965
Camera Operator
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964
Camera Operator
Adventures on the New Frontier
1961
Camera Operator
Primary
1960
Camera Operator
ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!
1960
Director of Photography
Daybreak Express
1957
Director of Photography
- American Football
American Football
1957
Director of Photography
