D. A. Pennebaker
Directing • AGE 94
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 subj...
Filmography
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
Executive Producer
2023
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
Himself
2020
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
Director
2016
Unlocking the Cage
Director
2016
Janis: Little Girl Blue
Himself
2015
Snapshots from the Tour
Director
2015
A Venue For The End Of The World
Himself
2014
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
Self
2011
Godard Made in USA
Self
2010
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
Director
2010
Kings of Pastry
Director
2009
The Return of the War Room
Director
2008
Morris Engel: The Independent
Self
2008
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
Editor
2008
65 Revisited
Camera Operator
2007
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
Director
2007
Addiction
Director
2007
Cinema16: American Short Films
Director
2006
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
Director
2006
Al Franken: God Spoke
Executive Producer
2006
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Self
2005
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
Self (archive footage)
2003
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
Cinematography
2002
Only the Strong Survive
Director
2002
Down from the Mountain
Editor
2001
Startup.com
Producer
2001
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
Self
2000
Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
Director
1998
Moon Over Broadway
Director
1997
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
Director
1996
Woodstock Diary
Director
1994
The War Room
Director
1993
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Director
1992
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
Director
1991
Depeche Mode 101
Director
1989
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
Camera Operator
1989
Jimi Plays Monterey
Editor
1987
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Director
1987
From the Pole to the Equator
Editor
1987
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Director
1983
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
Director
1983
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
1982
DeLorean
Director
1981
Town Bloody Hall
Director
1979
The Energy War
Director
1979
David Bowie: Cracked Actor
Thanks
1975
Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
Director of Photography
1973
Eat the Document
Camera Operator
1972
Dancers in School
Director
1972
Sweet Toronto
Director
1971
Up Your Legs Forever
1971
1 P.M.
Self
1971
Maidstone
Director of Photography
1971
Original Cast Album: Company
Director
1970
Alice Cooper
Director
1970
Monterey Pop
Director
1968
Wake at Generation
Director
1968
Beyond the Law
Cinematography
1968
Wild 90
Al
1968
Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making
Director
1968
RainForest
Director
1968
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
Writer
1967
Marathon
Camera Operator
1965
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Director
1964
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
Director
1963
The Chair
Cinematography
1963
Blackie
Director
1962
Mooney vs. Fowle
Director
1962
Jane
Director
1962
Susan Starr
Director
1962
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
Director
1961
Adventures on the New Frontier
Camera Operator
1961
David
Director
1961
Primary
Editor
1960
ABC Close-Up!
Director
1960
ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!
Director of Photography
1960
Christopher and Me
Screenplay
1960
Skyscraper
Director
1959
Brussels Loops
Director
1958
Daybreak Express
Director
1957