D. A. Pennebaker
Birthday: 1925-07-15 | Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, USADonn 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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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2020
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
as Himself
2015
Janis: Little Girl Blue
as Himself
2014
A Venue For The End Of The World
as Himself
2010
Godard Made in USA
as Self
2005
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self
2003
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2000
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
as Self
1982
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
as Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
1971
1 P.M.
as Self
1968
Wild 90
as Al
