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D. A. Pennebaker. 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.
Sep 26, 2019 · Pennebaker left Drew Associates after Crisis and joined Leacock to form Pennebaker-Leacock, Inc. Many observers of 20th-century cultural history consider the partners’ two early films, Dont Look Back (1967) and Monterey Pop (1968), as milestones in the rapidly advancing counterculture movement.
4 days ago · In the early sixties, Pennebaker teamed up with Richard Leacock, which was a turning point in his career. Together, they left Drew Associates and formed Leacock Pennebaker Inc. in 1963. This collaboration was highly productive and pivotal. Their use of lightweight, portable cameras and synchronized sound recording was revolutionary at the time.
Aug 3, 2019 · Pennebaker and Leacock left the organization in 1963 to form their own production firm, Leacock-Pennebaker Inc. Pennebaker directed several short films over the next two years.
Jun 4, 2012 · Pennebaker and Leacock left Drew Associates in June 1963 and started their own company, Leacock Pennebaker Inc., which lasted until the early 1970s, and was arguably one of the most productive periods of Pennebaker's life.
D.A. Pennebaker, the now-legendary documentarian, filmed the production of the original cast recording, the back and forth between Sondheim and the performers, and the dynamic of trying to record live performance. The film climaxes with Elaine Stritch's performance of "The Ladies Who Lunch".
Dont Look Back is a 1967 American documentary film directed by D. A. Pennebaker that covers Bob Dylan 's 1965 concert tour in England . In 1998, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
