D. A. Pennebaker Movies

  • 1965
    Hier Strauss

    Hier Strauss

    Hier Strauss

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    A film by D.A. Pennebaker

    Hier Strauss
  • 1987
    From the Pole to the Equator

    From the Pole to the Equator

    From the Pole to the Equator

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    The title Dal polo all'equatore was first used by the pioneering documentary maker, Luca Comerio, for a compilation film of 1925; it was used again...

    From the Pole to the Equator
  • 2008
    The Return of the War Room

    The Return of the War Room

    The Return of the War Room

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    Those who played prominent roles in Clinton's 1992 Presidential campaign return to discuss how politics and the media have changed since that time.

    The Return of the War Room
  • 1960
    Yanki No!

    Yanki No!

    Yanki No!

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    After the US forces Cuba out of the OAS, demonstrations erupt in Venezuela. In Cuba Castro addresses a rally of one million people.

    Yanki No!
  • 1968
    RainForest

    RainForest

    RainForest

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    Leacock and Pennebaker filmed choreographer Merce Cunningham’s dance “RainForest” as part of the 1968 Buffalo Arts Festival’s...

    RainForest
  • 1977
    Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964

    Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964

    Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964

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    Surrounded by his children, his wife Ethel, and Sammy Davis, Jr., RFK visits schoolchildren around the city, and is every bit the good patriarch and...

    Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
  • 1959
    Opening In Moscow

    Opening In Moscow

    Opening In Moscow

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    In 1959, George Nelson designed an incredible trade fair to be sent to Russia, a kind of yard sale of things American. Everything from automatic...

    Opening In Moscow
  • 1968
    Wake at Generation

    Wake at Generation

    Wake at Generation

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    An unreleased concert film, shot at the Generation Club on 8th St. in NYC on April 7, 1968. Big Brother & The Holding Co. "Summertime" Joni...

    Wake at Generation
  • 1983
    Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

    Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

    Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

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    The filmmakers accompany Alan Schneider, director of the American premieres of most of Beckett's plays, and producer Daniel Labeille to the home of...

    Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
  • 1973
    Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'

    Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'

    Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'

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    Keep On Rockin', aka Little Richard: Keep On Rockin' (USA video title) is a film of a 1969 Little Richard concert at the Sweet Toronto Peace...

    Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
  • 1964
    You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

    You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

    You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

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    Description by D.A Pennebaker: "This movie is something of a mystery. Timothy Leary was getting married to a model named Nena Von Schlebrugge up in...

    You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
  • 2016
    Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

    Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

    Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

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    In 1998, documentary filmmaker Robert Drew and his associates attend the Museum of Tolerance.

    Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
  • 2002
    Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances

    Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances

    Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances

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    Additional musical performances from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival in California, shot for the film Monterey Pop (1968) and released on the...

    Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances
  • 2008
    Morris Engel: The Independent

    Morris Engel: The Independent

    Morris Engel: The Independent

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    Short documentary on the life and work of photographer and filmmaker Morris Engel

    Morris Engel: The Independent
  • 2016
    Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

    Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

    Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

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    A conversation between Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker.

    Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
  • 1965
    Elizabeth and Mary

    Elizabeth and Mary

    Elizabeth and Mary

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    A film focusing on a day in the life of two identical twin girls, one of whom is blind and mentally handicapped

    Elizabeth and Mary
  • 2012
    Ricky on Leacock

    Ricky on Leacock

    Ricky on Leacock

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    A 38-year journey that the director began in 1972 as a young filmmaker and, shooting off and throughout many years, the director filmed many and...

    Ricky on Leacock
  • 1957
    American Football

    American Football

    American Football

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    A coach’s whole career depends upon winning this football game, the U.S. Air Force Academy against the University of Colorado. The film was an...

    American Football
  • 1962
    Susan Starr

    Susan Starr

    Susan Starr

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    Susan Starr is a talented young concert pianist preparing for the biggest competition of her life. She also happens to have a terrible cold that...

    Susan Starr
  • 2002
    Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop

    Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop

    Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop

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    Using only the illumination of a cigarette lighter, D.A. Pennebaker captured Tiny Tim performing a number of traditional songs at Monterey's Hunt...

    Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop