Cult music film-maker DA Pennebaker dies, aged 94 (BBC)

Groundbreaking film-maker DA Pennebaker, who captured pivotal moments in the history of rock music and politics, has died aged 94.

He was best known for the Bob Dylan documentary Don’t Look Back, and the 1973 film that captured David Bowie’s final performance as Ziggy Stardust.

The War Room, his fly-on-the-wall look at Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign, earned an Oscar nomination.

Pennebaker died on 1 August of natural causes, his family said. Read more

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