Voting Station

D.A. Pennebaker

Please vote to see the next celebrity.

Filmmaker

The Resume

    (July 25, 1925-August 1, 2019)
    Born in Evanston, Illinois
    American author, documentary filmmaker
    Known for pioneering direct cinema/cinema verite
    Directed and produced Bob Dylan documentary 'Don't Look Back' (1967)
    Other notable works include 'Primary' (1960), 'Monterey Pop' (1968), and 'The War Room' (1993)
    One of four recipients of the 2013 Honorary Academy Award

Why he might be annoying:

    He is twice divorced.
    He is usually seen wearing a stovepipe hat.
    His film documenting Dylan's 1966 world tour has remained unreleased.
    He instead repeatedly asserted that he does not make documentaries, but 'records of moments,' 'half soap operas,' and 'semimusical reality things.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He served in the Navy, and later, worked as an engineer.
    His trademark style of filming usually involves a handheld camera, eschew voice-over narration and interviews in favor of a 'simple' portrayal of events typical of the direct cinema style.
    Both 'Primary' and 'Don't Look Back' were inducted into the Library of Congress's National Film Registry.
    His film 'The War Room' was nominated for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar.

Credit: Birdienest81


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 21 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying