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D. A. Pennebaker

1925–2019 · Directing

60.1avg grm
12titles
2honors

Honors

2
2013Academy Honorary Award
1980Guggenheim Fellowship

Bio

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."

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."

Filmography

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2000s2 titlesBThe Ballad of Ramblin' Jack2000 · as Self59.0DDown from the Mountain2000 · as Director57.9
1990s2 titlesMMoon Over Broadway1997 · as Director58.4WThe War Room1993 · as Director56.2
1980s3 titlesDDepeche Mode: 1011989 · as Director62.3PP.O.V.1988 · as Director · series63.8JJimi Plays Monterey1986 · as Director61.6
1970s3 titlesZZiggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars1979 · as Director59.0TTown Bloody Hall1979 · as Director57.9OOriginal Cast Album: Company1970 · as Director60.8
1960s2 titlesMMonterey Pop1968 · as Director62.1BBob Dylan: Dont Look Back1967 · as Director62.8

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D. A. Pennebaker

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born1925
died2019
known forDirecting
titles on site12
avg GRM60.1
honors2 · Academy Honorary Award, 2013
Honors
  • 2013Academy Honorary Award
  • 1980Guggenheim Fellowship
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."

Filmography

ranked on this site

2000s

2 titles
B59.0The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack2000 · as SelfD57.9Down from the Mountain2000 · as Director

1990s

2 titles
M58.4Moon Over Broadway1997 · as DirectorW56.2The War Room1993 · as Director

1980s

3 titles
D62.3Depeche Mode: 1011989 · as DirectorP63.8P.O.V.1988 · as Director · seriesJ61.6Jimi Plays Monterey1986 · as Director

1970s

3 titles
Z59.0Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars1979 · as DirectorT57.9Town Bloody Hall1979 · as DirectorO60.8Original Cast Album: Company1970 · as Director

1960s

2 titles
M62.1Monterey Pop1968 · as DirectorB62.8Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back1967 · as Director

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