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pennebaker in new york city in february 2007 . -lsb- http://www.phfilms.com/ www.phfilms.com -rsb- 1960s -- present evanston , illinois , united states d. a. pennebaker 15 july 1925 chris hegedus d a pennebaker 2 by david shankbone.jpg d. a. pennebaker
 donn alan pennebaker documentarian , author
d. a. pennebaker

donn alan `` d. a. '' pennebaker -lrb- , born july 15 , 1925 -rrb- is an american documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of direct cinema .
performing arts and politics are his primary subjects .
in 2012 , the academy of motion picture arts and sciences recognized his body of work with an academy honorary award or `` lifetime oscar '' .
pennebaker has been described as `` arguably the pre-eminent chronicler of sixties counterculture '' .
