D. A. Pennebaker
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
13 titles
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Janis: Little Girl Blue
1 P.M.
Up Your Legs Forever
Godard Made in USA
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
A Venue For The End Of The World
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
Wild 90
Morris Engel: The Independent
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
