Ferne Pearlstein

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Ferne Pearlstein
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Ferne Pearlstein with Mel Brooks in 2014, during the making of "The Last Laugh." (Photo by Robert Edwards)
Occupations
  • Cinematographer
  • film director
  • producer
  • editor
Years active1993–present

Ferne Pearlstein is an American [1] cinematographer, film director, producer, and editor. She has directed such documentary films as Sumo East and West (2003) [2] [3] and The Last Laugh (2016), [4] [5] and served as cinematographer on such documentaries as Imelda (2003) [6] and Freakonomics (2010). [7]

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Education

Pearlstein graduated from Stanford University's Master's Program in Documentary Film, and is also a graduate of both the International Center of Photography in New York and the University of Michigan. [8]

Awards and recognitions

At the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, Pearlstein won the Excellence in Cinematography Award (Documentary) for her work on Imelda. [9]

In 2018, Pearlstein was inducted into the Brooklyn Jewish Hall of Fame. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Jacobs, Gerald (March 24, 2017). "Who has the last laugh?". The Jewish Chronicle . Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  2. ↑ Peters, Michael (2017). The Great Sports Documentaries: 100+ Award Winning Films. McFarland & Company. p. 159. ISBN   978-1-4766-6959-5.
  3. ↑ Phillips, Craig (April 20, 2017). "Ferne Pearlstein Asks Comedians and Survivors: What Is Off-Limits in Comedy?". PBS.org . Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ Gerard, Jeremy (April 18, 2016). "Mel Brooks, Sarah Silverman And Nazi Jokes Galore Star In 'The Last Laugh': Tribeca Q&A". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  5. ↑ Ehrlich, David (March 3, 2017). "'The Last Laugh' Review: A Funny, Fitfully Interesting Doc About Why Jews Make Holocaust Jokes". IndieWire . Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  6. ↑ Rosenthal, Alan (2007). Writing, Directing, and Producing Documentary Films and Videos (Fourth ed.). Southern Illinois University Press. p. 55. ISBN   978-0-8093-2742-3.
  7. ↑ Zakarin, Jordan (March 10, 2017). "Can You Laugh at the Holocaust Yet?". Inverse . Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Team". Poetryofresilience.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ferne Pearlstein, the director of the film The Last Laugh". Pad.wustl.edu. Washington University in St. Louis. 9 April 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Brooklyn Jewish Hall of Fame 2018". BrooklynJewish.org. Brooklyn Jewish Historical Initiative. Retrieved August 24, 2023.


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