Biography

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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Filmography

View No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

2005Film
7.7
View Godard Made in USA
Godard Made in USA

Godard Made in USA

2010Film0
View Janis: Little Girl Blue
Janis: Little Girl Blue

Janis: Little Girl Blue

2015Film
7.3
View Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

1982Film
5.7
View Up Your Legs Forever
Up Your Legs Forever

Up Your Legs Forever

1971Film
7.0
View 1 P.M.
1 P.M.

1 P.M.

1971Film
5.8
View The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

2000Film
7.2
View Wild 90
Wild 90

Wild 90

1968Film
4.9
View A Venue For The End Of The World
A Venue For The End Of The World

A Venue For The End Of The World

2014Film
6.0
View World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

2003Film0
View Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
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Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

2016Film
8.0
View Tiny Tim: King for a Day
Tiny Tim: King for a Day

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

2020Film
6.1