This volume is the first book-length study of the extensive
career and prolific works of D.A. Pennebaker, one of the pioneers
of direct cinema, a documentary form that emphasizes observation
and a straightforward portrayal of events. With a career spanning
decades, Pennebaker's many projects have included avant-garde
experiments (Daybreak Express), ground-breaking television
documentaries (Primary), celebrity films (Dont Look Back), concert
films (Monterey Pop), and innovative fusions of documentary and
fiction (Maidstone). Exploring the concept of "performing the
real," Keith Beattie interprets Pennebaker's films as performances
in which the act of filming is in itself a performative
transgression of the norms of purely observational documentary. He
examines the ways in which Pennebaker's presentation of unscripted
everyday performances is informed by connections between
documentary filmmaking and other experimental movements such as the
New American Cinema. Through his collaborations with such various
artists as Richard Leacock, Shirley Clarke, Norman Mailer, and
Jean-Luc Godard, Pennebaker has continually reworked and redefined
the forms of documentary filmmaking. This book also includes a
recent interview with the director and a full filmography.
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