
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."

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
MOVIE • 2005

Janis: Little Girl Blue
MOVIE • 2015

Godard Made in USA
MOVIE • 2010

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
MOVIE • 2000

Up Your Legs Forever
MOVIE • 1971

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
MOVIE • 1982

A Venue For The End Of The World
MOVIE • 2014

1 P.M.
MOVIE • 1971

World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
MOVIE • 2003

Tiny Tim: King for a Day
MOVIE • 2020

Morris Engel: The Independent
MOVIE • 2008

Wild 90
MOVIE • 1968

Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
MOVIE • 2011