D. A. Pennebaker Movies

  • 1998
    Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg

    Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg

    Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg

    01998HD

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

    Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
  • 1962
    Susan Starr

    Susan Starr

    Susan Starr

    01962HD

    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
  • 1959
    Opening In Moscow

    Opening In Moscow

    Opening In Moscow

    5.81959HD

    In 1959, George Nelson designed an incredible trade fair to be sent to Russia, a kind of yard sale of things American. Everything from automatic...

    Opening In Moscow
  • 2016
    Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

    Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

    Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

    92016HD

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

    Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
  • 1968
    Hickory Hill

    Hickory Hill

    Hickory Hill

    01968HD

    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
  • 1972
    Dancers in School

    Dancers in School

    Dancers in School

    01972HD

    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
  • 1987
    From the Pole to the Equator

    From the Pole to the Equator

    From the Pole to the Equator

    6.41987HD

    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
  • 1960
    Christopher and Me

    Christopher and Me

    Christopher and Me

    51960HD

    A short documentary in which twins Christopher and David describe how an unplanned sailing trip led them into the midst of a boat race. Told largely...

    Christopher and Me