D. A. Pennebaker Movies
- 1953
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...
- 2008
Morris Engel: The Independent
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Short documentary on the life and work of photographer and filmmaker Morris Engel
- 1970
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.
- 1961
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...
- 1977
Energy War
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Documentary feature. 16mm; color; sound.
- 2016
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.
- 1968
RainForest
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Leacock and Pennebaker filmed choreographer Merce Cunningham’s dance “RainForest” as part of the 1968 Buffalo Arts Festival’s...
- 1964
Lambert & Co.
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Jazz vocalist Dave Lambert auditions a new group of singers at RCA Studios in 1964.
- 1962
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...
- 1996
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
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- 1983
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...
- 2002
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...
- 1957
Your Share in Tomorrow
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Informational film explaining the work of the New York Stock Exchange.
- 1965
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
- 2012
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...
- 1959
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...
- 1987
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...
- 1961
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...
- 1964
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...
- 1957
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...