D. A. Pennebaker Movies

  • 1962
    Susan Starr

    Susan Starr

    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...

    Susan Starr
  • 1968
    Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making

    Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making

    Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making

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    Jean-Luc Godard visits NYU in order to discuss his latest feature "La chinoise" with graduate students on filmmaking and politics.

    Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making
  • 1960
    Yanki No!

    Yanki No!

    Yanki No!

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    After the US forces Cuba out of the OAS, demonstrations erupt in Venezuela. In Cuba Castro addresses a rally of one million people.

    Yanki No!
  • 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
  • 1972
    Dancers in School

    Dancers in School

    Dancers in School

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    Chronicles the work of several California dance teachers in a program of dance instruction taught in several California school systems. Shows how the...

    Dancers in School
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
    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
  • 2011
    Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

    Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

    Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

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    Colleagues, friends and specialists pay tribute to the filmmaker Mario Ruspoli in a portrait that mixes encounters, archive images and film excerpts....

    Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
  • 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.
  • 2016
    Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

    Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

    Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

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    A conversation between Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker.

    Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1987
    From the Pole to the Equator

    From the Pole to the Equator

    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...

    From the Pole to the Equator
  • 2012
    Ricky on Leacock

    Ricky on Leacock

    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...

    Ricky on Leacock
  • 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
  • 1977
    Energy War

    Energy War

    Energy War

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    Documentary feature. 16mm; color; sound.

    Energy War
  • 1998
    Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg

    Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg

    Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg

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    Interviews and footage document the life and work of dancer Bessie Schonberg.

    Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg