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D. A. Pennebaker

Director • Born 1925

D. A. Pennebaker

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About

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

Storyville posterStoryvilleSeries • 1997Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back posterBob Dylan – Don't Look BackMovie • 1967Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars posterZiggy Stardust and the Spiders from MarsMovie • 1983Daybreak Express posterDaybreak ExpressMovie • 1957The War Room posterThe War RoomMovie • 1993Primary posterPrimaryMovie • 1960Depeche Mode: 101 posterDepeche Mode: 101Movie • 1989Monterey Pop posterMonterey PopMovie • 1968Original Cast Album: Company posterOriginal Cast Album: CompanyMovie • 1970Shake! Otis at Monterey posterShake! Otis at MontereyMovie • 1987Jimi Plays Monterey posterJimi Plays MontereyMovie • 1987Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment posterCrisis: Behind a Presidential CommitmentMovie • 1963Startup.com posterStartup.comMovie • 2001Kings of Pastry posterKings of PastryMovie • 2009