D. A. Pennebaker Movies
- 1970
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper01970HD
Alice Cooper and band’s first performance, organized by his friend Frank Zappa, at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival in 1969.
- 1965
Elizabeth and Mary
Elizabeth and Mary01965HD
A film focusing on a day in the life of two identical twin girls, one of whom is blind and mentally handicapped
- 2010
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music02010HD
Concert documentary of The National's performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2010, interspersed with interview footage of the band.
- 1960
Yanki No!
Yanki No!6.31960HD
After the US forces Cuba out of the OAS, demonstrations erupt in Venezuela. In Cuba Castro addresses a rally of one million people.
- 1961
David
David01961HD
During the fertile early years of Drew Associates following the breakthrough of Primary, came this seldom-seen portrait of David Allen, a jazz...
- 1964
Lambert & Co.
Lambert & Co.4.51964HD
Jazz vocalist Dave Lambert auditions a new group of singers at RCA Studios in 1964.
- 2012
Ricky on Leacock
Ricky on Leacock02012HD
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...
- 1968
RainForest
RainForest01968HD
Leacock and Pennebaker filmed choreographer Merce Cunningham’s dance “RainForest” as part of the 1968 Buffalo Arts Festival’s...
- 1977
Energy War
Energy War01977HD
Documentary feature. 16mm; color; sound.
- 1964
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You01964HD
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...
- 1983
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'71983HD
The filmmakers accompany Alan Schneider, director of the American premieres of most of Beckett's plays, and producer Daniel Labeille to the home of...
- 1959
Opening In Moscow
Opening In Moscow5.81959HD
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...
- 1977
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
Jingle Bells: RFK - 196401977HD
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...
- 1957
American Football
American Football01957HD
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...
- 1961
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs01961HD
The documentary traces Eddie Sachs (one of the most popular drivers in the history of the Indianapolis 500) in a behind-the-scenes look at the race...
- 2016
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance82016HD
In 1998, documentary filmmaker Robert Drew and his associates attend the Museum of Tolerance.
- 1954
Baby
Baby5.71954HD
I had contrived a scenario in which she ran mindlessly by cages of various animals paying them no heed while they, subject to edited inserts, would...
- 1996
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit81996HD
- 1987
From the Pole to the Equator
From the Pole to the Equator6.41987HD
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...
- 2002
Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop
Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop02002HD
Using only the illumination of a cigarette lighter, D.A. Pennebaker captured Tiny Tim performing a number of traditional songs at Monterey's Hunt...