Ferne Pearlstein

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

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.

Awards and recognitions
At the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, Pearlstein won the Excellence in Cinematography Award (Documentary) for her work on Imelda.

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