D. A. Pennebaker Movies

  • 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
  • 1968
    Hickory Hill

    Hickory Hill

    Hickory Hill

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    George Plimpton attends the annual children’s fair of local pets, at the Virginia home of Robert and Ethel Kennedy, with Art Buchwald as...

    Hickory Hill
  • 1968
    RainForest

    RainForest

    RainForest

    01968HD

    Leacock and Pennebaker filmed choreographer Merce Cunningham’s dance “RainForest” as part of the 1968 Buffalo Arts Festival’s...

    RainForest
  • 2012
    Ricky on Leacock

    Ricky on Leacock

    Ricky on Leacock

    02012HD

    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
  • 1977
    Energy War

    Energy War

    Energy War

    01977HD

    Documentary feature. 16mm; color; sound.

    Energy War
  • 1965
    Elizabeth and Mary

    Elizabeth and Mary

    Elizabeth and Mary

    01965HD

    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