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."
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Ricky on Leacock
as Self
2012
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
as Self
2011
Wild 90
as Al
1968
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
as Self
2000
A Venue For The End Of The World
as Himself
2014
Janis: Little Girl Blue
as Himself
2015
Morris Engel: The Independent
as Self
2008
1 P.M.
as Self
1971
Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
as Himself
2016
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
as Self
2016
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
as Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
1982
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self
2005
Up Your Legs Forever
1971
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Godard Made in USA
as Self
2010
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
as Himself
2020