Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker, And Stephen Colbert Editorial Photo

Career Oscar-winning director and cinematographer, D.A.(Donn Alan) Pennebaker (center) is flanked by wife, and award-winning documentary filmmaker Chris Hegedus, and comedian, actor, and Late Night talk show host Stephen Colbert at the Montclair NJ Film Festival on May 7, 2015. Pennebaker, an exponent of cinema verite, and was among the pioneers of direct cinema is renowned particularly, for his political subjects and musical performing artists, such as Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix. He died at his home in Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, on August 1, 2019 at 94.