D.A. Pennebaker documents the 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival at the height of the Summer of Love in one of his most memorable works. Monterey Pop launched the careers of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Otis Redding and ushered in a new era of rock 'n' roll. Other performances by artists like Simon and Garfunkel, The Mamas and the Papas, The Who and Ravi Shankar are vividly captured by both Ricky Leacock and Albert Maysles, who were camera operators. Pennebaker approached the film with the same adventurous spirit as the organizers and the artists themselves, creating an unforgettably explosive concert film.

Direct Cinema: The Films of D.A. Pennebaker: Pay tribute to late verité master D.A. Pennebaker with five must-see films that defined the documentary giant’s ground-breaking career—and brought us inside pivotal moments in the history of music, politics and counterculture.