Ferne Pearlstein

Movies

Cola Wars
Producer
Traces the long and ferocious rivalry between Coke and Pepsi, centered on the "New Coke" debacle of 1985. For almost a hundred years, Coke had been the undisputed leader in the multibillion dollar global soda industry--stodgy, predictable, but indisputably top dog--while Pepsi had been the upstart No. 2, forever poking at its big brother with cutting edge advertising. But in 1985, in a stranger-than-fiction twist, Coca-Cola's executives took a step so daring that no one in either company could believe it: they changed the formula of the most popular beverage on the planet.
Filmmakers Unite (FU)
Director
The Last Laugh
Director
Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, and the implications for other seemingly off-limits topics in a society that prizes free speech.
Land of the Blind
Editor
A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their country's authoritarian government.
Easter Sunday
Cinematography
A sensitive 10-year-old girl, Viv, gets an unexpected visit from her disturbed mother. Despite some difficult feelings and emotion and confusion, Viv learns to express herself and to forgive and understand her mother.
Imelda
Cinematography
A "beyond the shoes" documentary on the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos.
Thunder in Guyana
Cinematography
Thunder in Guyana is the remarkable tale of Janet Jagan, a young woman from Chicago who married Guyanese activist Cheddi Jagan and set off for the British colony to start a socialist revolution. For more than fifty years, the couple fought tirelessly to liberate the country from colonial rule and exploitation.
Sumo East and West
Director
"Sumo East and West" is a feature documentary about the cultural changes facing Japan as more and more foreigners enter the ancient Japanese sport of sumo wrestling.