D.A. Pennebaker

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Director (67 credits)

2016 Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection

2016 Unlocking the Cage (Documentary) (co-director)

2015 Snapshots from the Tour (Short)

2011 P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Kings of Pastry (2011)

2009 Kings of Pastry (Documentary) (co-director)

2008 The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey (Video)

2008 The Return of the War Room (TV Movie documentary)

2007 The Addiction Project (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Opiate Addiction: A New Medication (2007)

2007 65 Revisited (Video documentary)

2007 Addiction (TV Movie documentary) (segment "Opiate Addiction: A New Medication")

2006 Cinema16: American Short Films (Video)

2006 Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl (TV Short documentary)

2004 National Anthem: Inside the Vote for Change Concert Tour (TV Movie documentary)

2002 Depeche Mode: The Videos 86>98+ (Video) (video "Everything Counts - live")

2002 Best of Bowie (Video documentary) (video "Ziggy Stardust")

2002 Elaine Stritch at Liberty (TV Special documentary)

2002 Only the Strong Survive (Documentary)

2000 Down from the Mountain (Documentary)

1999 Depeche Mode: The Videos 86>98 (Video) (video "Everything Counts")

1999 Searching for Jimi Hendrix (TV Movie documentary)

1998 Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg (Documentary)

1997 Moon Over Broadway (Documentary)

1996 Keine Zeit (Documentary)

1994 Woodstock Diary (TV Movie documentary)

1993 The War Room (Documentary)

1992 Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music (Video documentary)

1992 Branford Marsalis: The Music Tells You (Documentary)

1991 Comin' Home (Video documentary short)

1991 Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock & Roll (Video documentary)

1989 Remembering Otis (TV Movie documentary)

1989 Jimi Hendrix Live (Documentary)

1989 Otis Redding Live at Monterey (Video documentary short)

1989 Depeche Mode: 101 (Documentary)

1989 Depeche Mode: Everything Counts (Live) (Video short)

1987 Shake!: Otis at Monterey (Documentary short)

1986 Jimi Plays Monterey (Documentary)

1983 Dance Black America (Documentary)

1983 Rockaby (Documentary)

1981 DeLorean (Documentary)

1980 Elliott Carter at Buffalo (Documentary)

1979 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (Documentary)

1979 Town Bloody Hall (Documentary)

1977 Energy War (Documentary)

1973 David Bowie: Changes (Live) (Video short)

1973 David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust (Video short)

1973 David Bowie: White Light, White Heat (Live) (Video short)

1971 John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band: Sweet Toronto (Video documentary)

1971 1 P.M. (Documentary)

1970 Original Cast Album: Company (Documentary)

1969 Little Richard: Keep on Rockin' (Video documentary short)

1969 Plastic Ono Band: Cold Turkey - First Version (Video short)

1968 Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making (Documentary short)

1968 Monterey Pop (Documentary)

1967 Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues (Video short)

1967 Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (Documentary)

1965 Hier Strauss (Documentary)

1964 Lambert, Hendricks & Co. (Documentary short) (co-director)

1962 Jane (Documentary)

1962 The Living Camera: Mooney vs. Fowle (TV Movie documentary) (co-director)

1961 ABC Close-Up! (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Adventures on the New Frontier (1961)

1960 Skyscraper (Short documentary)

1959 Opening in Moscow (Documentary)

1957 Brussels Loops (Short)

1957 Gestures (Short)

1957 World Kitchen (Short)

1954 Baby (Documentary short)

1953 Daybreak Express (Documentary short)

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Cinematographer (40 credits)

2015 Snapshots from the Tour (Short)

2011 P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Kings of Pastry (2011)

2009 Kings of Pastry (Documentary) (camera)

2008 A President to Remember (Documentary)

2007 65 Revisited (Video documentary)

2002 Elaine Stritch at Liberty (TV Special documentary)

2002 Only the Strong Survive (Documentary)

2000 Down from the Mountain (Documentary)

1999 Searching for Jimi Hendrix (TV Movie documentary)

1998 Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg (Documentary)

1997 Moon Over Broadway (Documentary)

1997 Sessions at West 54th (TV Series documentary) (interviews)

1993 The War Room (Documentary)

1992 Branford Marsalis: The Music Tells You (Documentary)

1991 Comin' Home (Video documentary short)

1989 Depeche Mode: 101 (Documentary) (Filmaker/tour)

1987 Shake!: Otis at Monterey (Documentary short)

1986 Jimi Plays Monterey (Documentary)

1983 Rockaby (Documentary)

1979 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (Documentary)

1979 Town Bloody Hall (Documentary)

1971 John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band: Sweet Toronto (Video documentary)

1971 1 P.M. (Documentary)

1970 Original Cast Album: Company (Documentary)

1970 Maidstone

1969 Little Richard: Keep on Rockin' (Video documentary short)

1968 Beyond the Law

1968 Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making (Documentary short)

1968 Monterey Pop (Documentary) (filmed by)

1968 Wild 90

1967 Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues (Video short)

1967 Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (Documentary)

1963 The Chair (Documentary)

1962 Mr. Pearson (Documentary)

1960 On the Pole (Documentary)

1960 ABC Close-Up! (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Yanki, No! (1960)

1959 Opening in Moscow (Documentary)

1957 American Football (Documentary short)

1954 Baby (Documentary short)

1953 Daybreak Express (Documentary short)

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Editor (20 credits)

2015 Snapshots from the Tour (Short)

2011 P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Kings of Pastry (2011)

2009 Kings of Pastry (Documentary)

2002 Only the Strong Survive (Documentary)

2000 Down from the Mountain (Documentary)

1999 Searching for Jimi Hendrix (TV Movie documentary)

1998 Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg (Documentary)

1997 Moon Over Broadway (Documentary)

1993 The War Room (Documentary)

1992 Branford Marsalis: The Music Tells You (Documentary)

1989 Depeche Mode: 101 (Documentary)

1987 From the Pole to the Equator (Documentary) (uncredited)

1986 Jimi Plays Monterey (Documentary)

1983 Rockaby (Documentary)

1971 1 P.M. (Documentary)

1967 Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues (Video short)

1967 Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (Documentary)

1959 Opening in Moscow (Documentary)

1954 Baby (Documentary short)

1953 Daybreak Express (Documentary short)

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Producer (15 credits)

2017 Seven Days in Nepal (Documentary) (executive producer)

2014 The Wedding Contract: A Balinese Love Story (Documentary) (executive producer)

2006 Al Franken: God Spoke (Documentary) (executive producer)

2004 The First Amendment Project: Fox vs. Franken (TV Movie documentary) (supervising producer)

2003 The Cutman (Short) (executive producer)

2001 Startup.com (Documentary) (producer)

1999/I Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock (Video documentary) (associate producer)

1987 Shake!: Otis at Monterey (Documentary short) (executive producer)

1983 Dance Black America (Documentary) (producer)

1980 Elliott Carter at Buffalo (Documentary) (producer)

1979 Town Bloody Hall (Documentary) (producer)

1971 1 P.M. (Documentary) (producer)

1969 Little Richard: Keep on Rockin' (Video documentary short) (producer)

1959 Opening in Moscow (Documentary) (producer)

1954 Baby (Documentary short) (producer)

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Camera and Electrical Department (8 credits)

2009 Kings of Pastry (Documentary) (video operator)

2007 Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who (Documentary) (camera operator - segment "Who's Back")

2001 Startup.com (Documentary) (additional video)

1982 Heart of Gold (TV Movie documentary) (cameraman)

1974 Janis (Documentary) (additional photography)

1972 Eat the Document (Documentary) (camera operator)

1960 Integration Report I (Documentary short) (Camera Assistant)

1960 Primary (Documentary) (photographer)

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Writer (6 credits)

1971 1 P.M. (Documentary)

1968 Wild 90 (writer)

1967 Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (Documentary)

1962 The Living Camera: Mooney vs. Fowle (TV Movie documentary) (co-writer)

1960 Christopher and Me (Short)

1953 Daybreak Express (Documentary short) (writer)

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Additional Crew (6 credits)

2020 Eric Burdon, Rock' n' Roll Animal (TV Movie documentary) (maker of "Jimi Plays Monterey" - as D A Pennebaker)

2014 Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued (Documentary) (archival consultant)

2011 The Loving Story (Documentary) (advisor - as DA Pennebaker)

1974 Janis (Documentary) (source: footage)

1963 Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (Documentary) (filmmaker)

1960 Primary (Documentary) (sequence editor)

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Sound department (2 credits)

1983 Rockaby (Documentary) (sound recordist)

1960 Primary (Documentary) (sound recordist)

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Actor (1 credit)

1968 Wild 90
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Editorial department (1 credit)

1972 Eat the Document (Documentary) (additional editor)

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Music department (1 credit)

1960 Christopher and Me (Short) (song: "The Little Boat")

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Soundtrack (1 credit)

1960 Christopher and Me (Short) (writer: "The Little Boat")

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Thanks (28 credits)

2020 Meat the Future (Documentary) (special thanks)

2019 Cunningham (Documentary) (special thanks)

2019 Running with Beto (Documentary) (thanks)

2019 Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (Documentary) (gratitude and thanks)

2018 A Private War (special thanks from the director - as DA Pennebaker)

2017 The Rape of Recy Taylor (Documentary) (thanks)

2017 Muppet Guys Talking (Documentary) (special thanks - as D A Pennebaker)

2017 City of Ghosts (Documentary) (special thanks)

American Masters (TV Series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode, 2017) (the director and producers wish to thank - 1 episode, 2005)

- By Sidney Lumet (2017) ... (special thanks)

- No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) ... (the director and producers wish to thank: The following filmmakers for their extraordinary contribution)

2016 Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2015 By Sidney Lumet (Documentary) (special thanks)

2013 Can't Stop the Water (Documentary short) (special thanks)

2013 Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me (Documentary) (special thanks)

2013 The Square (Documentary) (the producers wish to thank)

2012 On the Road (thanks)

2012 Don't Follow Me: I'm Lost (Documentary) (special thanks)

2012 Making the War Room (Video documentary) (special thanks)

2011 Love, Hate & Propaganda: The Cold War (TV Series documentary) (acknowledgment - 1 episode)

- Turning Up the Heat (2011) ... (acknowledgment)

2011 The Loving Story (Documentary) (special thanks - as DA Pennebaker)

2009 By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (Documentary) (thanks)

2008 Morris Engel: The Independent (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2007 Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl (TV Short) (thanks)

1998 From Washington to Hollywood ...And Back (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

1983 Born in Flames (special thanks)

1981 Soldier Girls (Documentary) (special thanks)

1977 All You Need Is Love (TV Series documentary) (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of - 1 episode)

- Whatever Gets You Through the Night: Glitter Rock (1977) ... (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of: "Ziggy Stardust" from "Bowie")

1976 Harlan County U.S.A. (Documentary) (thanks)

1975 Omnibus (TV Series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)

- Cracked Actor (1975) ... (thanks)

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Self (38 credits)

2020 Tiny Tim: King for a Day (Documentary)

2019 Framing John DeLorean (Documentary)
Self

2018 Bobby Kennedy for President (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self - Filmmaker

- I'd Like to Serve (2018) ... Self - Filmmaker

2017 D.A. Pennebaker Looks Back (Documentary short)
Self

2016 Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker (Video documentary short)
Self

2015 D.A. Pennebaker: A Look Back (Video documentary short)
Self

2015 D.A. Pennebaker and Bob Neuwirth on 'Don't Look Back' (Video documentary short)
Self

2015 Greil Marcus and D.A. Pennebaker on 'Don't Look Back' (Video short)
Self

2015 Janis: Little Girl Blue (Documentary)
Self

2014 A Venue for the End of the World (Documentary)
Self

2014 The Sixties (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self - Director

- Sex, Drugs and Rock N' Roll (2014) ... Self - Director

2013 The Oscars (TV Special)
Self - Honorary Award Recipient

2012 Ricky on Leacock (Documentary)

2012 Making the War Room (Video documentary)
Self

2011 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die (TV Series documentary)
Self - Director, 'The War Room'

- Top 10 Docs to See Before You Die (2011) ... Self - Director, 'The War Room'

2011 The Camera That Changed the World (Documentary)
Self

2010-2011 Doc Talk (TV Series)
Self

- Full Frame Episode 2 (2011) ... Self

- Hot Docs: Two (2010) ... Self

2011 The Hour (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #7.160 (2011) ... Self

2010 Godard Made in USA (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2009 Nouvelle vague vue d'ailleurs (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2008 Morris Engel: The Independent (Video documentary short)
Self

2007 How It Is with Phooie (Documentary)
Self

2005 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Self

- No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) ... Self

2005 The 100 Greatest Pop Videos (TV Special)
Self

2004 The War Room: Filmmakers Introduction (Video documentary short)
Self

2003 Tribeca Film Festival Presents (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2003 See What Happens (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2002 Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2002 Indie Truth: An Inquiry Into the Documentary (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2000 Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2000 Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment (Documentary) (as Donn A. Pennebaker)

2000 The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (Documentary)
Self

1998 From Washington to Hollywood ...And Back (Video documentary short)
Self

1998 Theater Talk (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker on "Moon Over Broadway" (1998) ... Self - Guest

1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Jay Thomas/Directors of The War Room/The Connells (1993) ... Self - Guest

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

1971 Up Your Legs Forever
Self

1968 Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making (Documentary short)
Self

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Archive footage (3 credits)

2018 Bobby Kennedy for President (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self - Filmmaker

- A New Generation (2018) ... Self - Filmmaker

2016 Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance (Video documentary short)
Self

2003 World Tour 1966: The Home Movies (Video documentary)
Self (as D.A. Pennabaker)

D.A. Pennebaker (1925–2019)

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