D. A. Pennebaker Filmography
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
- 208 minutes (3 hours 28 minutes)
- Documentary, Music
- 8.4/10 (12111 votes)
Martin Scorsese, the Academy Award-winning director renowned for his cinematic masterpieces, takes us on an...
Startup.com (2001)
- 107 minutes (1 hour 47 minutes)
- Documentary
- 7.1/10 (3462 votes)
"Startup.com" is an enthralling exploration of the dot-com era, where friendships are tested against the...
Kings of Pastry (2009)
- 87 minutes (1 hour 27 minutes)
- Documentary
- 6.9/10 (1383 votes)
In the heart of France, a fierce and revered competition unfolds every four years -...
Primary (1960)
- 53 minutes
- Documentary
- 7.1/10 (1484 votes)
Amidst the frosty remnants of winter in 1960, the battlefield for the Democratic Party's Presidential...
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (2000)
- 112 minutes (1 hour 52 minutes)
- Documentary, Music
- 7.8/10 (333 votes)
In the heart-stirring film, The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack, Aiyana Elliott embarks on a journey...
Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)
- 106 minutes (1 hour 46 minutes)
- Documentary, Music
- 7.4/10 (5643 votes)
Musician Cat Power narrates this documentary on Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters...
Bob Dylan - Dont Look Back (1967)
- 96 minutes (1 hour 36 minutes)
- Documentary, Music
- 7.9/10 (10019 votes)
Portrait of the artist as a young man. In spring, 1965, Bob Dylan, 23, a...
Monterey Pop (1968)
- 80 minutes (1 hour 20 minutes)
- Documentary, Music
- 8.0/10 (4935 votes)
Legendary California music festival (pre-Woodstock) that launched the state-side careers of several performers, most notably...
The War Room (1993)
- 96 minutes (1 hour 36 minutes)
- Documentary, History
- 7.4/10 (4435 votes)
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the Clinton for President campaign, focusing on the adventures of spin...
Depeche Mode 101 (1989)
- 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Documentary, Music
- 8.1/10 (2097 votes)
Depeche Mode prepares for the 101st and final concert of its massive world tour at...
Original Cast Album: Company (1970)
- 53 minutes
- Documentary, Music
- 8.0/10 (1025 votes)
Stephen Sondheim's musical "Company" opened on Broadway in the Spring of 1970, and tradition dictates...
Jimi Plays Monterey (1987)
- 50 minutes
- Documentary, Music
- 8.1/10 (1437 votes)
Jimi Hendrix's landmark concert in Monterey County Fairgrounds in California in which he plays signature...
Town Bloody Hall (1979)
- 88 minutes (1 hour 28 minutes)
- Documentary
- 7.2/10 (408 votes)
The infamously macho American author shares a 1971 New York City panel with a group...
Adventures on the New Frontier (1961)
- 52 minutes
- Documentary
- 6.5/10 (171 votes)
The camera follows newly-elected President John F. Kennedy around the White House as he conducts...
Down from the Mountain (2001)
- 98 minutes (1 hour 38 minutes)
- Documentary, Music
- 7.3/10 (711 votes)
This is a documentary about the musical artists who performed the songs in the Coen...
Tiny Tim: King for a Day (2020)
- 78 minutes (1 hour 18 minutes)
- Animation, Documentary
- 6.8/10 (362 votes)
The story about the outcast, Herbert Khaury's rise to stardom as Tiny Tim. Either considered...
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (1982)
- 60 minutes (1 hour)
- Documentary
- 6.3/10 (136 votes)
This documentary is produced by one of the world's foremost authorities and biographers of Edwin...