D. A. Pennebaker Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 2014
    A Venue For The End Of The World

    A Venue For The End Of The World

    A Venue For The End Of The World

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    Haunted by uncanny similarities between Nazi stage techniques and the showmanship employed by modern entertainers, a filmmaker investigates the...

    A Venue For The End Of The World
  • 1971
    Up Your Legs Forever

    Up Your Legs Forever

    Up Your Legs Forever

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    The film consists of continuous panning shots up a series of 367 human legs.

    Up Your Legs Forever
  • 2007
    Addiction

    Addiction

    Addiction

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    Assembled by some of the nation's top documentary filmmakers, this centerpiece film in HBO's 'Addiction' campaign features insights from experts on...

    Addiction
  • 1971
    1 P.M.

    1 P.M.

    1 P.M.

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    Lighter and livelier than the films Jean-Luc Godard had made in France, his U.S. collaboration with Direct Cinema documentarian D. A. Pennebaker was...

    1 P.M.
  • 1981
    DeLorean

    DeLorean

    DeLorean

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    In 1973, John DeLorean was most likely going to be the next president of General Motors, when he turned his back on his $650,000 a year job and...

    DeLorean
  • 2000
    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

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    With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin' Jack...

    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
  • 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
  • 2016
    Unlocking the Cage

    Unlocking the Cage

    Unlocking the Cage

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    Renowned filmmakers D A Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follow determined animal rights activist Steven Wise into the courtroom for an unprecedented...

    Unlocking the Cage
  • 1997
    Moon Over Broadway

    Moon Over Broadway

    Moon Over Broadway

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    A documentary portrait of the backstage efforts to stage the play Moon Over Buffalo on Broadway.

    Moon Over Broadway
  • 1968
    Wild 90

    Wild 90

    Wild 90

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    Norman Mailer’s first feature filmmaking effort stars the director and his two longtime collaborators Buzz Farbar and Mickey Knox as a trio of...

    Wild 90
  • 1954
    Baby

    Baby

    Baby

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    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...

    Baby
  • 1961
    Aga Khan

    Aga Khan

    Aga Khan

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    In 1960, Robert Drew founded his production company Drew Associates; joining him were a number of well-known or soon-to-be well-known documentary...

    Aga Khan
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2007
    The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey

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    This special presentation offers all the remaining footage from Jimi Hendrix's incendiary appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. Hendrix...

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
  • 2015
    Snapshots from the Tour

    Snapshots from the Tour

    Snapshots from the Tour

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    Never-before-seen outtakes from 'Dont Look Back' offer further glimpse into Bob Dylan's historic 1965 tour.

    Snapshots from the Tour
  • 2003
    World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

    World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

    World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

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    With a set of drums and an 8mm color home movie camera, Mickey Jones toured the world in 1966 with Bob Dylan and The Band. He captured on film what...

    World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
  • 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