D. A. Pennebaker Movies

  • 1970
    Alice Cooper

    Alice Cooper

    Alice Cooper

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    Alice Cooper and band’s first performance, organized by his friend Frank Zappa, at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival in 1969.

    Alice Cooper
  • 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'
  • 2010
    The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music

    The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music

    The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music

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    Concert documentary of The National's performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2010, interspersed with interview footage of the band.

    The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1960
    Christopher and Me

    Christopher and Me

    Christopher and Me

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    Twins Christopher and David gets into an untethered sailboat and inadvertently gets involved in a nearby sailboat race.

    Christopher and Me
  • 1953
    Daybreak Express

    Daybreak Express

    Daybreak Express

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    Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway...

    Daybreak Express
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1961
    David

    David

    David

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    During the fertile early years of Drew Associates following the breakthrough of Primary, came this seldom-seen portrait of David Allen, a jazz...

    David
  • 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
  • 1964
    Lambert & Co.

    Lambert & Co.

    Lambert & Co.

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    Jazz vocalist Dave Lambert auditions a new group of singers at RCA Studios in 1964.

    Lambert & Co.
  • 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
  • 1961
    On the Pole: Eddie Sachs

    On the Pole: Eddie Sachs

    On the Pole: Eddie Sachs

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    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...

    On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
  • 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
  • 1996
    Westernhagen: Keine Zeit

    Westernhagen: Keine Zeit

    Westernhagen: Keine Zeit

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    Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
  • 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
  • 1957
    Your Share in Tomorrow

    Your Share in Tomorrow

    Your Share in Tomorrow

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    Informational film explaining the work of the New York Stock Exchange.

    Your Share in Tomorrow
  • 1962
    Mooney vs. Fowle

    Mooney vs. Fowle

    Mooney vs. Fowle

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    The doc brings us back to a 1961 football game played in front of 40,000 people at the Orange Bowl. A high school football game, pitting Miami High...

    Mooney vs. Fowle
  • 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