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The War Room -- A documentary of the Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign and the organization who ran it.
Dont Look Back -- Documentary covering Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England, which includes appearances by Joan Baez and Donovan.

Overview

Date of Birth:
15 July 1925, Evanston, Illinois, USA See more »
Contact:
View company contact info on IMDbPro.
Trivia:
Is a distant relative of Marlon Brando. See more »
STARmeter: ?
Down 17% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(124 articles)
The Museum Of The Moving Image Boasts Impressive Summer Line-Up That Includes 'The Harder They Come,' Hip-Hop Panels
 (From ShadowAndAct. 10 May 2013, 8:16 AM, PDT)
'I'd Like To Be Doing Something Else But Complaining About My Life'
 (From Huffington Post. 20 April 2013, 8:15 AM, PDT)
AFI Announces Expansion of Documentary Fest AFI Docs Into DC Area
 (From Indiewire. 12 April 2013, 9:46 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
D.A. Pennabaker | DA Pennebaker | Don Alan Pennebaker

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Producer, Camera and Electrical Department, Miscellaneous Crew, Writer, Sound Department, Editorial Department, Actor, Thanks, Self - TV, Self, Self - video, Archive Footage
Director:
  1. "P.O.V." (1 episode, 2011)
        - Kings of Pastry (2011) TV episode

  2. Kings of Pastry (2009) (co-director)
  3. The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey (2008) (V)
  4. The Return of the War Room (2008) (TV)
  5. 65 Revisited (2007) (V)
  6. Addiction (2007) (TV) (segment "Opiate Addiction: A New Medication")
  7. Cinema16: American Short Films (2006) (V)
  8. Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl (2006) (TV)
  9. National Anthem: Inside the Vote for Change Concert Tour (2004) (TV)
  10. Best of Bowie (2002) (V) (video "Ziggy Stardust")
  11. Elaine Stritch: At Liberty (2002) (TV)
  12. Only the Strong Survive (2002)
  13. Down from the Mountain (2000)

  14. Depeche Mode: The Videos 86>98 (1999) (V) (video "Everything Counts")
    ... aka "Depeche Mode - Videos 86>98 +" - International (English title) (reissue title)
  15. Searching for Jimi Hendrix (1999) (TV)
  16. Moon Over Broadway (1997)
  17. Keine Zeit (1996)
  18. Woodstock Diary (1994) (TV)
  19. The War Room (1993)
  20. Branford Marsalis: The Music Tells You (1992)
    ... aka "The Music Tells You" - USA (short title)
  21. Comin' Home (1991) (V)
  22. Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock & Roll (1991) (V)

  23. Jimi Hendrix Live (1989)
  24. Shake!: Otis at Monterey (1989)
  25. 101 (1989)
  26. John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band: Sweet Toronto (1988) (V)
    ... aka "Sweet Toronto" - USA (short title)
  27. Jimi Plays Monterey (1986)
  28. Rockaby (1983)
  29. DeLorean (1981)

  30. Town Bloody Hall (1979)
    ... aka "A Dialogue on Women's Liberation" - USA (subtitle)
  31. Energy War (1977)
  32. Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973)
  33. 1 P.M. (1972)
    ... aka "One P.M./One Pennebaker Movie" - USA (informal alternative title)
  34. Company: Original Cast Album (1970)

  35. Keep on 'Rockin (1969)
    ... aka "Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'" - USA (video title)
  36. Monterey Pop (1968)
  37. Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making (1968)
    ... aka "2 American Audiences" - USA (short title)
    ... aka "Film in the Making" - USA (alternative title)
    ... aka "Two American Audiences" - USA (short title)
    ... aka "Un film en train de se fair" - USA (alternative title)
  38. Dont Look Back (1967)
    ... aka "Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back" - Australia (TV title), International (English title) (imdb display title)
    ... aka "Don't Look Back" - USA (orthographically correct title)
  39. Hier Strauss (1965)
  40. Lambert, Hendricks & Co. (1964)
  41. Jane (1962)

  42. Opening in Moscow (1959)
  43. Brussels Loops (1957)
  44. Baby (1954)
  45. Daybreak Express (1953)
Cinematographer:
  1. "P.O.V." (1 episode, 2011)
        - Kings of Pastry (2011) TV episode

  2. Kings of Pastry (2009) (camera)
  3. A President to Remember (2008)
  4. 65 Revisited (2007) (V)
  5. Elaine Stritch: At Liberty (2002) (TV)
  6. Only the Strong Survive (2002)
  7. Down from the Mountain (2000)

  8. Searching for Jimi Hendrix (1999) (TV)
  9. Moon Over Broadway (1997)
  10. "Sessions at West 54th" (1997) TV series (unknown episodes)
  11. The War Room (1993)
  12. Branford Marsalis: The Music Tells You (1992)
    ... aka "The Music Tells You" - USA (short title)
  13. Comin' Home (1991) (V)

  14. Shake!: Otis at Monterey (1989)
  15. Jimi Plays Monterey (1986)
  16. Rockaby (1983)

  17. Town Bloody Hall (1979)
    ... aka "A Dialogue on Women's Liberation" - USA (subtitle)
  18. Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973)
  19. 1 P.M. (1972)
    ... aka "One P.M./One Pennebaker Movie" - USA (informal alternative title)
  20. Company: Original Cast Album (1970)
  21. Maidstone (1970)

  22. Monterey Pop (1968)
  23. Wild 90 (1968)
  24. Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making (1968)
    ... aka "2 American Audiences" - USA (short title)
    ... aka "Film in the Making" - USA (alternative title)
    ... aka "Two American Audiences" - USA (short title)
    ... aka "Un film en train de se fair" - USA (alternative title)
  25. Beyond the Law (1968)
    ... aka "Beyond the Law - Blue" - USA (reissue title)
  26. Dont Look Back (1967)
    ... aka "Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back" - Australia (TV title), International (English title) (imdb display title)
    ... aka "Don't Look Back" - USA (orthographically correct title)
  27. Mr. Pearson (1962)
  28. "ABC Close-Up!" (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Bell & Howell Close-Up!" - USA (alternative title)
        - Yanki, No! (1960) TV episode

  29. Opening in Moscow (1959)
  30. Baby (1954)
  31. Daybreak Express (1953)
Editor:
  1. "P.O.V." (1 episode, 2011)
        - Kings of Pastry (2011) TV episode

  2. Kings of Pastry (2009)
  3. Only the Strong Survive (2002)
  4. Down from the Mountain (2000)

  5. Searching for Jimi Hendrix (1999) (TV)
  6. Moon Over Broadway (1997)
  7. The War Room (1993)
  8. Branford Marsalis: The Music Tells You (1992)
    ... aka "The Music Tells You" - USA (short title)

  9. 101 (1989)
  10. Jimi Plays Monterey (1986)
  11. Rockaby (1983)

  12. 1 P.M. (1972)
    ... aka "One P.M./One Pennebaker Movie" - USA (informal alternative title)

  13. Dont Look Back (1967)
    ... aka "Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back" - Australia (TV title), International (English title) (imdb display title)
    ... aka "Don't Look Back" - USA (orthographically correct title)

  14. Opening in Moscow (1959)
  15. Baby (1954)
  16. Daybreak Express (1953)
Producer:
  1. Al Franken: God Spoke (2006) (executive producer)
  2. The First Amendment Project: Fox vs. Franken (2004) (TV) (supervising producer)
  3. The Cutman (2003) (executive producer)
  4. Startup.com (2001) (producer)

  5. Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock (1999/I) (V) (associate producer)

  6. Town Bloody Hall (1979) (producer)
    ... aka "A Dialogue on Women's Liberation" - USA (subtitle)
  7. 1 P.M. (1972) (producer)
    ... aka "One P.M./One Pennebaker Movie" - USA (informal alternative title)

  8. Keep on 'Rockin (1969) (producer)
    ... aka "Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'" - USA (video title)

  9. Opening in Moscow (1959) (producer)
  10. Baby (1954) (producer)
Camera and Electrical Department:
  1. Kings of Pastry (2009) (video operator)
  2. Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who (2007) (camera operator) (segment "Who's Back")
    ... aka "The Who: Amazing Journey" - Japan (English title)
  3. Startup.com (2001) (additional video)

  4. Janis (1974) (additional photography)
  5. Eat the Document (1972) (camera operator)

  6. Primary (1960) (photographer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. The Loving Story (2011) (advisor) (as DA Pennebaker)

  2. John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band: Sweet Toronto (1988) (V) (filmed by)
    ... aka "Sweet Toronto" - USA (short title)

  3. Janis (1974) (source: footage)

  4. Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963) (filmmaker)
  5. Primary (1960) (sequence editor)
Writer:
  1. 1 P.M. (1972)
    ... aka "One P.M./One Pennebaker Movie" - USA (informal alternative title)

  2. Wild 90 (1968) (writer)
  3. Dont Look Back (1967)
    ... aka "Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back" - Australia (TV title), International (English title) (imdb display title)
    ... aka "Don't Look Back" - USA (orthographically correct title)

  4. Daybreak Express (1953) (writer)
Sound Department:
  1. Rockaby (1983) (sound recordist)

  2. Primary (1960) (sound recordist)
Editorial Department:
  1. Eat the Document (1972) (additional editor)
Actor:
  1. Wild 90 (1968) .... Al
Thanks:
  1. Don't Follow Me - I'm Lost (2012) (special thanks)
  2. "Love, Hate & Propaganda: The Cold War" (acknowledgment) (1 episode, 2011)
        - Turning Up the Heat (2011) TV episode (acknowledgment)
  3. The Loving Story (2011) (special thanks) (as DA Pennebaker)

  4. Morris Engel: The Independent (2008) (V) (special thanks)
  5. Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl (2007) (TV) (thanks)
  6. "American Masters" (the director and producers wish to thank: The Following filmmakers for thier extraordinary contribution) (1 episode, 2005)
        - No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) TV episode (the director and producers wish to thank: The Following filmmakers for thier extraordinary contribution)

  7. Born in Flames (1983) (special thanks)
  8. Soldier Girls (1981) (special thanks)

  9. "All You Need Is Love" (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of: "Ziggy Stardust" from "Bowie") (1 episode, 1977)
        - Whatever Gets You Through the Night: Glitter Rock (1977) TV episode (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of: "Ziggy Stardust" from "Bowie")
  10. Harlan County U.S.A. (1976) (thanks)
  11. "Omnibus" (thanks) (1 episode, 1975)
        - Cracked Actor (1975) TV episode (thanks)
Self - TV:
  1. The 85th Oscars (2013) (TV) .... Himself - Honoree
    ... aka "The 85th Annual Academy Awards" - USA (alternative title)
  2. "Doc Talk" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2010-2011)
        - Full Frame Episode 2 (2011) TV episode .... Himself
        - Hot Docs: Two (2010) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "The Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 2011)
    ... aka "CBC News: The Hour" - Canada (English title) (long title)
    ... aka "George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight" - Canada (English title) (imdb display title)
        - Episode #7.160 (2011) TV episode .... Himself
  4. Godard Made in USA (2010) (TV) .... Himself

  5. Nouvelle vague vue d'ailleurs (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  6. "American Masters" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  7. Tribeca Film Festival Presents (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  8. See What Happens (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  9. Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  10. Indie Truth: An Inquiry Into the Documentary (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  11. Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself

  12. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
        - Episode dated 23 November 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself
Self:
  1. Ricky on Leacock (2012)
  2. The Camera That Changed the World (2011) .... Himself

  3. How It Is with Phooie (2007) .... Himself
  4. Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment (2000)
  5. The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (2000) .... Himself

  6. Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (1982) (voice) .... Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper

  7. Up Your Legs Forever (1971) .... Himself
    ... aka "Legs" - USA (alternative title)

  8. Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making (1968) .... Himself
    ... aka "2 American Audiences" - USA (short title)
    ... aka "Film in the Making" - USA (alternative title)
    ... aka "Two American Audiences" - USA (short title)
    ... aka "Un film en train de se fair" - USA (alternative title)
Self - video:
  1. Morris Engel: The Independent (2008) (V) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. World Tour 1966: The Home Movies (2003) (V) (as D.A. Pennabaker) .... Himself

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