D. A. Pennebaker
Directing · Editor · Director · Writer
Born Jul 15, 1925 · Evanston, Illinois, USA
Active 1954–2019
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.
Filmography
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back (1967) — Director · Writer · Camera OperatorMonterey Pop (1968) — Director · Camera OperatorDepeche Mode 101 (1989) — Director · Editor · Camera OperatorZiggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1983) — Director · Camera OperatorThe War Room (1993) — Director · Editor · Director of PhotographyDaybreak Express (1957) — Director · Writer · Director of Photography · EditorShake! Otis at Monterey (1987) — Director · Camera Operator · EditorJimi Plays Monterey (1987) — Director · Editor · Camera OperatorStartup.com (2001) — ProducerPrimary (1960) — Editor · Camera Operator · Sound Recordist65 Revisited (2007) — Camera Operator · DirectorOriginal Cast Album: Company (1970) — Director · Director of PhotographyKings of Pastry (2009) — DirectorCrisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963) — DirectorA President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy (2008) — Cinematography · EditorOn the Pole: Eddie Sachs (1961) — Director · CinematographyDepeche Mode: Video Singles Collection (2016) — DirectorBrussels Loops (1958) — DirectorDeLorean (1981) — DirectorChuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music (1992) — Director · Camera OperatorDown from the Mountain (2001) — Editor · Director · Director of PhotographySkyscraper (1959) — DirectorWoodstock Diary (1994) — DirectorUnlocking the Cage (2016) — Director