Known For
Directing
Known Credits
16
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 15, 1925 (100 years old)
Place of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
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."
| 2023 | Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World...Executive Producer | |
| 2006 | Al Franken: God Spoke...Executive Producer | |
| 2003 | The Cutman...Executive Producer | |
| 2001 | Startup.com...Producer | |
| 1979 | Town Bloody Hall...Producer | |
| 1977 | Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964...Producer | |
| 1973 | Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'...Producer | |
| 1971 | 1 P.M....Producer | |
| 1964 | You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You...Producer |
| 2008 | A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy...Cinematography | |
| 2002 | Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances...Cinematography | |
| 1975 | David Bowie: Cracked Actor...Thanks | |
| 1971 | Maidstone...Cinematography | |
| 1968 | Beyond the Law...Cinematography | |
| 1963 | The Chair...Cinematography | |
| 1961 | On the Pole: Eddie Sachs...Cinematography |
| 2008 | A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy...Editor | |
| 2002 | Only the Strong Survive...Editor | |
| 2001 | Down from the Mountain...Editor | |
| 1993 | The War Room...Editor | |
| 1989 | Depeche Mode 101...Editor | |
| 1989 | Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl...Editor | |
| 1987 | Jimi Plays Monterey...Editor | |
| 1987 | Shake! Otis at Monterey...Editor | |
| 1987 | From the Pole to the Equator...Editor | |
| 1983 | Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'...Editor | |
| 1977 | Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964...Editor | |
| 1971 | 1 P.M....Editor | |
| 1964 | You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You...Editor | |
| 1960 | Primary...Editor | |
| 1957 | Daybreak Express...Editor |
| 2007 | 65 Revisited...Camera Operator | |
| 2002 | Only the Strong Survive...Camera Operator | |
| 2001 | Down from the Mountain...Director of Photography | |
| 1993 | The War Room...Director of Photography | |
| 1992 | Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music...Camera Operator | |
| 1989 | Depeche Mode 101...Camera Operator | |
| 1989 | Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl...Camera Operator | |
| 1987 | Jimi Plays Monterey...Camera Operator | |
| 1987 | Shake! Otis at Monterey...Camera Operator | |
| 1983 | Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars...Camera Operator | |
| 1983 | Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'...Director of Photography | |
| 1979 | Town Bloody Hall...Director of Photography | |
| 1977 | Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964...Director of Photography | |
| 1973 | Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'...Director of Photography | |
| 1972 | Eat the Document...Camera Operator | |
| 1971 | 1 P.M....Director of Photography | |
| 1971 | Maidstone...Director of Photography | |
| 1970 | Original Cast Album: Company...Director of Photography | |
| 1968 | Monterey Pop...Camera Operator | |
| 1968 | Wild 90...Director of Photography | |
| 1967 | Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back...Camera Operator | |
| 1965 | Marathon...Camera Operator | |
| 1964 | You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You...Camera Operator | |
| 1961 | Adventures on the New Frontier...Camera Operator | |
| 1960 | Primary...Camera Operator | |
| 1960 | ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!...Director of Photography | |
| 1957 | American Football...Director of Photography | |
| 1957 | Daybreak Express...Director of Photography |
| 1971 | 1 P.M....Writer | |
| 1968 | Wild 90...Writer | |
| 1967 | Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back...Writer | |
| 1960 | Christopher and Me...Screenplay | |
| 1957 | Daybreak Express...Writer |
| 1960 | Primary...Sound Recordist | |
| 1960 | Christopher and Me...Music |
| 1957 | Your Share in Tomorrow...Special Effects Supervisor |
| 2020 | Tiny Tim: King for a Dayas Himself | |
| 2016 | Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebakeras Himself | |
| 2016 | Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Toleranceas Self | |
| 2015 | Janis: Little Girl Blueas Himself | |
| 2014 | A Venue For The End Of The Worldas Himself | |
| 2012 | Ricky on Leacockas Self | |
| 2011 | Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whalesas Self | |
| 2010 | Godard Made in USAas Self | |
| 2008 | Morris Engel: The Independentas Self | |
| 2005 | No Direction Home: Bob Dylanas Self | |
| 2003 | World Tour 1966: The Home Moviesas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | The Ballad of Ramblin' Jackas Self | |
| 1982 | Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porteras Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice) | |
| 1971 | Up Your Legs Foreveras | |
| 1971 | 1 P.M.as Self | |
| 1968 | Wild 90as Al |
