D. A. Pennebaker Movies
- 2020
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
Tiny Tim: King for a Day6.0912020HD
The story of Tiny Tim’s improbable rise to stardom is the ultimate fairytale - and so is that of his downfall. For a brief time, the shy and...
- 1979
Town Bloody Hall
Town Bloody Hall5.61979HD
Norman Mailer and a panel of feminists — Jacqueline Ceballos, Germaine Greer, Jill Johnston, and Diana Trilling — debate the issue of...
- 2007
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey02007HD
This special presentation offers all the remaining footage from Jimi Hendrix's incendiary appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. Hendrix...
- 2001
Startup.com
Startup.com6.72001HD
Friends since high school, 20-somethings Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman have an idea: a Web site for people to conduct business with municipal...
- 2014
A Venue For The End Of The World
A Venue For The End Of The World62014HD
Haunted by uncanny similarities between Nazi stage techniques and the showmanship employed by modern entertainers, a filmmaker investigates the...
- 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.
- 1994
Woodstock Diary
Woodstock Diary9.21994HD
Woodstock Diary was originally broadcasted on U.S. TV in August 1994 - in honor of the 25th anniversary of the event. Later it was released on DVD...
- 2001
Down from the Mountain
Down from the Mountain7.42001HD
On May 24, 2000, the historic Ryman Auditorium was booked to offer Nashvillians an evening of sublime beauty. Label executives and soundtrack...
- 1971
Maidstone
Maidstone4.21971HD
Over a booze-fueled, increasingly hectic five-day shoot in East Hampton, Norman Mailer and his cast and crew spontaneously unloaded onto film the...
- 1953
Daybreak Express
Daybreak Express7.2841953HD
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...
- 1997
Moon Over Broadway
Moon Over Broadway81997HD
A documentary portrait of the backstage efforts to stage the play Moon Over Buffalo on Broadway.
- 1961
Aga Khan
Aga Khan01961HD
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...
- 2007
Addiction
Addiction5.32007HD
Assembled by some of the nation's top documentary filmmakers, this centerpiece film in HBO's 'Addiction' campaign features insights from experts on...
- 1971
Sweet Toronto
Sweet Toronto5.751971HD
Sweet Toronto is a documentary by D.A. Pennebaker of the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, a one day festival held September 13, 1969 at Varsity Stadium...
- 1968
RainForest
RainForest01968HD
Leacock and Pennebaker filmed choreographer Merce Cunningham’s dance “RainForest” as part of the 1968 Buffalo Arts Festival’s...
- 2016
Unlocking the Cage
Unlocking the Cage6.82016HD
Renowned filmmakers D A Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follow determined animal rights activist Steven Wise into the courtroom for an unprecedented...
- 2009
Kings of Pastry
Kings of Pastry6.82009HD
The collar awarded to the winners of the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsman in France) is more than the ultimate recognition for every pastry...
- 2008
The Return of the War Room
The Return of the War Room5.72008HD
Those who played prominent roles in Clinton's 1992 Presidential campaign return to discuss how politics and the media have changed since that time.
- 1975
Cracked Actor
Cracked Actor7.21975HD
The documentary depicts Bowie on tour in Los Angeles, using a mixture of vérité sequences filmed in limousines and hotels, and concert...
- 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...