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D. A. Pennebaker

D. A. Pennebaker

Directing • 1925-07-15 • 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."

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Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back7.4

Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back

1967

Monterey Pop7.4

Monterey Pop

1968

The War Room6.8

The War Room

1993

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars7.3

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

1983

Daybreak Express7.2

Daybreak Express

1957

Depeche Mode: 1018.0

Depeche Mode: 101

1989

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