Ferne Pearlstein

Ferne Pearlstein
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 cinematographer, film director, producer, and editor. She has directed documentary films including Sumo East and West (2003) and The Last Laugh (2016), about humor and the Holocaust. She was a cinematographer documentaries including Imelda (2003) and Freakonomics (2010).