D. A. Pennebaker
Directing1925Evanston, 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."
Known For
Acting History
Future
David
Director
2023
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
Executive Producer
2020
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
as Himself
2016
2015
Janis
as Himself
Snapshots from the Tour
Director
2014
A Venue For The End Of The World
as Himself
2012
Ricky on Leacock
as Self
2011
2009
Kings of Pastry
Director
2007
2006
Al Franken: God Spoke
Executive Producer
Cinema16: American Short Films
Director
2005
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self
2003
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
as Self (archive footage)
The Cutman
Executive Producer
2002
Only the Strong Survive
Director
Only the Strong Survive
Camera Operator
Only the Strong Survive
Editor
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
Cinematography
2001
Down from the Mountain
Editor
Down from the Mountain
Director
Down from the Mountain
Director of Photography
Startup.com
Producer
2000
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
as Self
1998
1997
Moon Over Broadway
Director
1996
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
Director
1994
Woodstock Diary
Director
1993
1992
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Director
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Camera Operator
1991
1989
Depeche Mode 101
Director
Depeche Mode 101
Editor
Depeche Mode 101
Camera Operator
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
Camera Operator
1987
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Director
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Camera Operator
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Editor
Jimi Plays Monterey
Editor
Jimi Plays Monterey
Director
Jimi Plays Monterey
Camera Operator
1983
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Camera Operator
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
Director of Photography
1982
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
as Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
1981
DeLorean
Director
1979
Town Bloody Hall
Director
Town Bloody Hall
Director of Photography
Town Bloody Hall
Producer
The Energy War
TVDirector
1977
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
Producer
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
Editor
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
Director
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
Director of Photography
1975
1973
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
Director of Photography
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
Director
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
Producer
1972
Dancers in School
Director
Eat the Document
Camera Operator
1970
Original Cast Album: Company
Director
Original Cast Album: Company
Director of Photography
Alice Cooper
Director
1968
Wild 90
as Al
Wake at Generation
Director
Beyond the Law
Cinematography
RainForest
Director
Wild 90
Director of Photography
Wild 90
Writer
Hickory Hill
Director
Monterey Pop
Director
Monterey Pop
Camera Operator
1967
1965
1964
Lambert & Co.
Director
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Camera Operator
1963
The Chair
Cinematography
1962
1961
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
Director
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
Cinematography
Aga Khan
Director
Adventures on the New Frontier
Camera Operator
Adventures on the New Frontier
Director
David
Director
1960
Primary
Editor
Primary
Camera Operator
Primary
Sound Recordist
ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!
Director of Photography
Christopher and Me
Screenplay
Christopher and Me
Music
ABC Close-Up!
TVDirector
1959
Skyscraper
Director
Opening In Moscow
Director
1958
Brussels Loops
Director
1957
Daybreak Express
Director
Daybreak Express
Writer
Daybreak Express
Director of Photography
Daybreak Express
Editor
American Football
Director of Photography
Your Share in Tomorrow
Special Effects Supervisor
1954
Baby
Director