1925-07-15 Evanston, Illinois, USA
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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Tiny Tim: King for a Day | Himself | 2020-08-20 |
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Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance | Self | 2016-04-20 |
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Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker | Himself | 2016-04-20 |
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Janis: Little Girl Blue | Himself | 2015-09-09 |
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A Venue For The End Of The World | Himself | 2014-09-14 |
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Ricky on Leacock | Self | 2012-06-10 |
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Mario Ruspoli, prince des baleines et autres raretés | Self | 2011-01-01 |
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Godard Made in USA | Self | 2010-12-11 |
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Morris Engel: The Independent | Self | 2008-05-08 |
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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan | Self | 2005-07-21 |
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World Tour 1966: The Home Movies | Self (archive footage) | 2003-01-01 |
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The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack | Self | 2000-08-16 |
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Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter | Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice) | 1982-10-09 |
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1 P.M. | Self | 1971-06-08 |
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Up Your Legs Forever | 1971-08-12 | |
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Wild 90 | Al | 1968-01-08 |