pennebaker-hegedus films
In 2014, Chaiken cataloged six decades of film proposals, correspondence, photographs, ephemera, business records, and film materials produced by Direct Cinema pioneers Pennebaker-Hegedus Films. An archive of unique historical and cultural significance, the collection traces the working life of directors D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus (Dont Look Back, Town Bloody Hall, The War Room) as well as collaborators Robert Drew, Richard Leacock, and Nick Proferes.
"A Few Riffs for Penny" by Michael Chaiken
"Wanted: Home for a Prized Trove" in The New York Times