D. A. Pennebaker

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Jul 15, 1925 (99 years old)
Death date
Aug 01, 2019

D. A. Pennebaker

Known For

Tiny Tim: King for a Day
1h 18m
Movie 2020

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

The story of Tiny Tim’s improbable rise to stardom is the ultimate fairytale - and so is that of his downfall. For a brief time, the shy and truly unusual outsider artist was the biggest star in the world.

Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
0h 27m
Movie 2016

Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

In 1998, documentary filmmaker Robert Drew and his associates attend the Museum of Tolerance.

Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
0h 26m
Movie 2016

Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

A conversation between Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker.

Janis: Little Girl Blue
1h 46m
Movie 2015

Janis: Little Girl Blue

Janis Joplin is one of the most respected and iconic rock & roll singers of all time, a tragic and misunderstood figure who captivated millions of listeners and blazed new creative trails before her death in 1970 at age 27. Director Amy Berg explored Joplin's story in depth. A portrait of a complicated, driven and often beleaguered artist. Joplin's own words recount a series of letters she wrote to her family over the years. Janis was a vessel of energy when she sang. Her rapid rise and untimely death changed music forever.

Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
1h 19m
Movie 2011

Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

Colleagues, friends and specialists pay tribute to the filmmaker Mario Ruspoli in a portrait that mixes encounters, archive images and film excerpts. With testimonies from Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles, Edgar Morin, D.A. Pennebaker and others.

Godard Made in USA
0h 52m
Movie 2010

Godard Made in USA

Documentary by Luc Lagier exploring Godard's career as a filmmaker, the production of Breathless and his influence and his relationship with American cinema.

Morris Engel: The Independent
0h 28m
Movie 2008

Morris Engel: The Independent

Short documentary on the life and work of photographer and filmmaker Morris Engel

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
3h 28m
Movie 2005

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.

World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
1h 31m
Movie 2003

World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

With a set of drums and an 8mm color home movie camera, Mickey Jones toured the world in 1966 with Bob Dylan and The Band. He captured on film what became known as "The tour that changed Rock and Roll forever." The booing crowds, the scathing reviews, the stomping feet, the infamous catcall of "Judas!" ... all of this in response to Dylan trading in his acoustic folk guitar for an electric sound. Now, for the first time, drummer-turned-actor Mickey Jones (Sling Blade, Home Improvement), with the help of Director Joel Gilbert, chronicles the legendary 1966 Bob Dylan World Tour through his recently discovered home movies. The updated release includes new, exclusive full-length interviews with Charlie Daniels, Johnny Rivers, 1966 World Tour and Gaslight tapes sound man Richard Alderson, and new insights and revelations by Mickey Jones.

Biography

Donn Alan Pennebaker (July 15, 1925 – August 1, 2019) was an American documentary filmmaker.

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