D. A. Pennebaker
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1925-07-15 - 2019-08-01
Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA
Also Known As: Donn Alan Pennebaker, D.A. Pennabaker, DA Pennebaker, Don Alan Pennebaker, D.A. Pennebaker, D. A. Pennabaker
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."
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Known For
1997Storyville
2015Janis: Little Girl Blue
2005No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2010Godard Made in USA
2020Tiny Tim: King for a Day
1971Up Your Legs Forever
2003World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2000The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
2008Morris Engel: The Independent
2014A Venue For The End Of The World
2011Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
1982Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1968Wild 90
Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
1971