Actor

D. A. Pennebaker

1968–present1925–2019DocumentaryMusicAnimationDrama

World Builder

Also directed 61 films ↗Also wrote 5 screenplays ↗

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Filmography

2020Tiny Tim: King for a DayHimself6.1 2016Jill Drew and D.A. PennebakerHimself9.0 2016Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of ToleranceSelf8.0 2015Janis: Little Girl BlueHimself7.3 2014A Venue For The End Of The WorldHimself6.0 2012Ricky on LeacockSelf

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."

As Director

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1967Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back 1957Daybreak Express 1987Jimi Plays Monterey 1993The War Room 1983Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 1968Monterey Pop

As Screenwriter

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1967Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back 1957Daybreak Express 1968Wild 90 1960Christopher and Me 19711 P.M.

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