D. A. Pennebaker
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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."
Known for
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Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963)
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The War Room (1993)
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Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back (1967)
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Monterey Pop (1968)
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Jimi Plays Monterey (1987)
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Daybreak Express (1957)
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Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1983)
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Adventures on the New Frontier (1961)
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Original Cast Album: Company (1970)
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Kings of Pastry (2009)
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Cinema16: American Short Films (2006)
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Sweet Toronto (1971)
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Down from the Mountain (2001)
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65 Revisited (2007)
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Depeche Mode 101 (1989)
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Shake! Otis at Monterey (1987)
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Jane (1962)
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The Return of the War Room (2008)
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1 P.M. (1971)
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Aga Khan (1961)
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Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl (1989)
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Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances (2002)
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Moon Over Broadway (1997)
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Alice Cooper (1970)
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The Chair (1963)
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David (1961)
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Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964 (1977)
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The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music (2010)
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Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making (1968)
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Unlocking the Cage (2016)
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Woodstock Diary (1994)
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Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music (1992)
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Only the Strong Survive (2002)
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You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You (1964)
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Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl (2006)
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DeLorean (1981)
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Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection (2016)
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Town Bloody Hall (1979)
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Blackie (1962)
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On the Pole: Eddie Sachs (1961)
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Little Richard: Keep on Rockin' (1973)
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Addiction (2007)
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Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby' (1983)
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Skyscraper (1959)
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey (2007)
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Westernhagen: Keine Zeit (1996)
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David (—)
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Baby (1954)
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Wake at Generation (1968)
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Mooney vs. Fowle (1962)
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Lambert & Co. (1964)
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Hier Strauss (1965)
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Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop (2002)
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Opening In Moscow (1959)
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Susan Starr (1962)
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Snapshots from the Tour (2015)
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Brussels Loops (1958)
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Dancers in School (1972)
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Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg (1998)
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Elizabeth and Mary (1965)
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Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll (1991)
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RainForest (1968)
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Hickory Hill (1968)
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