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D. A. Pennebaker

D. A. Pennebaker

Birthday: 1925-07-15 | Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
Tiny Tim: King for a Day

as    Himself

2015
Janis: Little Girl Blue

as    Himself

2014
2010
Godard Made in USA

as    Self

2005
2003
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

as    Self (archive footage)

2000
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