D. A. Pennebaker

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 of D. A. Pennebaker

  • Unlocking the Cage (2016)
  • Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection (2016)
  • Snapshots from the Tour (2015)
  • The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music (2010)
  • Kings of Pastry (2009)
  • The Return of the War Room (2008)
  • Addiction (2007)
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey (2007)
  • 65 Revisited (2007)
  • Cinema16: American Short Films (2006)
  • Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl (2006)
  • Only the Strong Survive (2002)
  • Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances (2002)
  • Down from the Mountain (2001)
  • Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg (1998)
  • Moon Over Broadway (1997)
  • Westernhagen: Keine Zeit (1996)
  • Woodstock Diary (1994)
  • The War Room (1993)
  • Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music (1992)
  • Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll (1991)
  • Depeche Mode 101 (1989)
  • Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl (1989)
  • Jimi Plays Monterey (1987)
  • Shake! Otis at Monterey (1987)
  • Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1983)
  • Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby' (1983)
  • DeLorean (1981)
  • Town Bloody Hall (1979)
  • The Energy War (1979)
  • Little Richard: Keep on Rockin' (1973)
  • Dancers in School (1972)
  • 1 P.M. (1971)
  • Sweet Toronto (1971)
  • Original Cast Album: Company (1970)
  • Alice Cooper (1970)
  • Monterey Pop (1968)
  • Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making (1968)
  • RainForest (1968)
  • Wake at Generation (1968)