D. A. Pennebaker
Directing
Male
Born: July 15, 1925
Evanston, 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."
Also Known As
- Donn Alan Pennebaker
- D.A. Pennabaker
- DA Pennebaker
- Don Alan Pennebaker
- D.A. Pennebaker
- D. A. Pennabaker
Known For
Janis: Little Girl Blue
September 09, 2015
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
July 21, 2005
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
August 20, 2020
1 P.M.
June 08, 1971
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
October 09, 1982
Wild 90
January 08, 1968
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
August 16, 2000
A Venue For The End Of The World
September 14, 2014
Up Your Legs Forever
August 12, 1971
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
January 01, 2011
Morris Engel: The Independent
May 08, 2008
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
January 01, 2003