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."

Known For

Janis: Little Girl Blue

as Himself

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

as Self

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

as Himself

1 P.M.

as Self

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

as Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)

Wild 90

as Al

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

as Self

A Venue For The End Of The World

as Himself

Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

as Himself

Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

as Self