Directing
D. A. Pennebaker
Born Jul 15, 1925 · Evanston, Illinois, USA · Died Aug 1, 2019
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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Directed
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
2016
Music
Unlocking the Cage
2016
Documentary
Snapshots from the Tour
2015
Documentary
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
2010
Music
Kings of Pastry
2009
Documentary
The Return of the War Room
2008
Documentary
65 Revisited
2007
Music · Documentary
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
2007
Music
Addiction
2007
Documentary
Cinema16: American Short Films
2006
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2006
Comedy · Documentary
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
2002
Music · Documentary
Only the Strong Survive
2002
Documentary · Music
Down from the Mountain
2001
Music · Documentary
Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
1998
Storyville
1997
Documentary
Moon Over Broadway
1997
Documentary · Music
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
1996
Documentary · Music
Woodstock Diary
1994
Music · Documentary
The War Room
1993
Documentary · History
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
1992
Music
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
1991
Music
Depeche Mode: 101
1989
Documentary · Music
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
1989
Music
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987
Documentary · Music
Shake! Otis at Monterey
1987
Documentary · Music
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983
Music
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1983
Drama · Documentary
DeLorean
1981
Documentary · History
Town Bloody Hall
1979
Documentary
The Energy War
1979
Documentary
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
1973
Documentary · Music
Dancers in School
1972
Sweet Toronto
1971
Music · Documentary
1 P.M.
1971
Documentary
Original Cast Album: Company
1970
Documentary · Music
Alice Cooper
1970
Documentary · Music
Monterey Pop
1968
Music · Documentary
Wake at Generation
1968
Music
Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making
1968
Documentary
RainForest
1968
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
1967
Documentary · Music
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964
Documentary
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
1963
Documentary
The Chair
1963
Documentary
Blackie
1962
Documentary
Mooney vs. Fowle
1962
Documentary · TV Movie
Jane
1962
Documentary
Susan Starr
1962
Documentary
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
1961
Documentary
Adventures on the New Frontier
1961
Documentary · TV Movie
David
1961
Documentary · Music
ABC Close-Up!
1960
Documentary
Skyscraper
1959
Documentary
Brussels Loops
1958
Documentary
Daybreak Express
1957
Documentary · Music
Written
Wild 90
1968
Drama · Crime
Christopher and Me
1960
Drama
Acting
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
2020
Animation · Documentary · Music
Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015
Documentary · Music
A Venue For The End Of The World
2014
Documentary
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
2011
Documentary
Godard Made in USA
2010
Documentary
