David

David (1961)

During the fertile early years of Drew Associates following the breakthrough of Primary, came this seldom-seen portrait of David Allen, a jazz trumpeter struggling in the Santa Monica drug rehabilitation center Synanon House. Pennebaker’s love of music drew him to David and the film prefigures later portraits such as Dont Look Back. He teamed with Life photographer William Ray and producer Gregory Shuker.

Date of release
1961-01-01
Runtime
50m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Director
D. A. Pennebaker, Gregory Shuker, William Ray

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