Directing
D. A. Pennebaker
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."
Directed Films
10.0
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
2016·Music
6.8
Unlocking the Cage
2016·Documentary
8.0
Snapshots from the Tour
2015·Documentary
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The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2010·Music
6.8
Kings of Pastry
2009·Documentary
5.7
The Return of the War Room
2008·Documentary
9.4
65 Revisited
2007·Music
9.0
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
2007·Music
5.3
Addiction
2007·Documentary
7.5
Cinema16: American Short Films
2006
6.6
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2006·Comedy
7.5
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
2002·Music
7.0
Only the Strong Survive
2002·Documentary
7.5
Down from the Mountain
2001·Music
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Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
1998
7.8
Moon Over Broadway
1997·Documentary
8.0
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
1996·Documentary
8.5
Woodstock Diary
1994·Music
6.8
The War Room
1993·Documentary
8.4
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
1992·Music
8.0
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
1991·Music
8.0
Depeche Mode 101
1989·Documentary
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Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1989·Music
7.5
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987·Documentary
Also Appeared In
6.1
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
2020·Animation
7.3
Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015·Documentary
6.0
A Venue For The End Of The World
2014·Documentary
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Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
2011·Documentary
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Godard Made in USA
2010·Documentary
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Morris Engel: The Independent
2008·Documentary
7.8
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005·Documentary
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World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003·Music
7.4
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
2000·Music
6.1
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982·Documentary
8.0
Up Your Legs Forever
1971
6.2
1 P.M.
1971·Documentary