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Ferne Pearlstein is a director, cinematographer, and editor based in New York City. Her most recent film is “XCLD: THE STORY OF CANCEL CULTURE,” a nuanced look at this controversial topic, produced by Trevor Noah and Time Studios for MSNBC's Turning Point series. As a director and producer, with husband and producing partner Robert Edwards, she has had four features premiere at Tribeca, including SUMO EAST AND WEST and the narratives LAND OF THE BLIND starring Ralph Fiennes and Donald Sutherland, and ONE MORE TIME starring Christopher Walken. The most recent of those four features was the critically acclaimed THE LAST LAUGH (2016) about taboos in humor. We chat about her early inspirations and career; her films; the film business today; cancel vs consequence culture; and whether there are or should be subjects that are off limits in comedy. Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Design by Cricket Lengyel

She's baaack! And we're delighted to share another conversation with the very creative and accomplished Ferne Pearlstein. While we catch up on Ferne's latest projects, we also focus on her 2016 feature film, THE LAST LAUGH, which is all about finding humor in a crisis seen through the lens of the Holocaust. As we try to deal with and wrap our heads around the COVID-19 nightmare, many have been connecting to THE LAST LAUGH, to help us cope with this crisis and, for that matter, this new normal. There's lots to talk about in this open, frank, and yes, upbeat conversation.

A comedy show in Auschwitz? Exploring Holocaust and humor — and its limits. Ferne Pearlstein is a critically acclaimed filmmaker & renowned cinematographer. She won the Sundance Cinematography Prize for "Imelda” about the former first lady of the Philippines. She has produced and/or directed dozens of films including THE LAST LAUGH which was released theatrically in over 25 cities and screened at over 100 film festivals including London, Munich, Jerusalem, and Rome. Ferne is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and a 2018 inductee into Brooklyn Jewish Hall of Fame. View THE LAST LAUGH is available on Amazon Prime.For more information, visit www.lastlaughfilm.us. THE LAST LAUGH is on all social media, including Facebook @lastlaughfilm.

Ferne Pearlstein is a filmmaker whose documentary "The Last Laugh" explores questions of where to draw the line in comedy.

Looking back at history under a contemporary lens can be a powerful tool to provide context and take action in difficult political times.This week we look at holocaust documentaries as we review THE LAST LAUGH and Bart interviews Ruth Zylberman of 209 RUE SAINT-MAUR, PARIS 10EME.   Group Review Documentary: THE LAST LAUGH - (2016) / USA (Director: Ferne Pearlstein; Producers: Robert Edwards, Amy Hobby, Anne Hubbell, Ferne Pearlstein and Jan Warner) Available to stream on Netflix   Film Featured in Interview Portion: 209 RUE SAINT-MAUR, PARIS 10EME - (2018) / France (Director: Ruth Zylberman; Producers: Céline Nusse, Paul Rozenberg)   Other Documentaries Mentioned: An American Story: Norman Mineta and His Legacy / 2018 (Director: Dianne Fukami) The Atomic Cafe / 1982 (Directors: Kevin Rafferty, Jayne Loader & Pierce Rafferty) Claude Lanzmann's Spectres of the Shoah / 2015 (Director: Adam Benzine) The Eternal Jew / 1940 (Director: Fritz Hippler) A Film Unfinished / 2010 (Director: Yael Hersonski) Five Came Back / 2017 (Director: Laurent Bouzereau) Forgiving Doctor Mengele / 2006 (Directors: Bob Hercules & Cheri Pugh) The History of the World Part I / 1981 (Director: Mel Brooks) Hitlers Hollywood / 2018 (Director: Rüdiger Suchsland) Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust / 2004 (Director: Daniel Anker) Kitty and Ellen / 2017 (Director: Leah Galant) Natan / 2013 (Director: Paul Duane & David Cairns) Nazi Concentration Camps / 1945 (Director: George Stevens) Night and Fog / 1955 (Director: Alain Resnais) Relocation Arkansas / 2016 (Directors: Johanna Demetrakas & Vivienne Schiffer) Shoah / 1985 (Director: Claude Lanzmann) The Silence of Others / 2018 (Directors: Robert Bahar & Almudena Carracedo) The Sorrow and the Pity / 1972 (Director: Marcel Ophüls) The Stay Proud Project / 2018 (Creators: Andrew Putschoegl and Sam Harris) Triumph of the Will / 1935 (Director: Leni Riefenstahl)   Timestamps: 02:59 - Intro discussion about Holocaust Documentaries 16:15 - Group review of The Last Laugh 26:55 - Bart Interviews Ruth Zylberman of 209 Rue Saint-Maur, Paris 10eme 48:17 - Doc Talk   Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/the-last-laugh-2017/   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

This week on Unorthodox, we’re still trying to find those Holocaust centers Sean Spicer was talking about. Our Jewish guest is filmmaker Ferne Pearlstein, whose latest documentary, The Last Laugh, asks comedians like Mel Brooks and Sarah Silverman whether or not we can joke about the Holocaust. She tells us why she decided to tackle such a taboo topic, how gallows humor can be a survival mechanism, and whether it matters if the joke-teller is Jewish or not. The Last Laugh premieres Monday, April 24 on Independent Lens on PBS. Our Gentile of the Week is Ashley McKinless, associate editor at America magazine, the Jesuit Review of Faith and Culture. She co-hosts the new podcast Jesuitical, which we lovingly call the Catholic version of Unorthodox. She explains who the Jesuits are, tells us about life as a 20-something practicing Catholic in New York City, and confirms that Liel is the only Leibovitz currently subscribed to America magazine. Sign up for for our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, behind-the-scenes photos, and more! Email us at Unorthodox@tabletmag.com—we'll share our favorite notes on air. This episode is brought to you by Harry’s. Go to Harrys.com and enter code UNORTHODOX at checkout to get a free post shave balm. This episode is also brought to you by PJ Library, a free book program for families raising Jewish children. Sign up at pjlibrary.org/unorthodox, and they’ll send you a free picture book each month until your child turns nine. Music: "Mikveh Bath" by Golem "Anti Anti" by Bonaparte "Frolic" by Luciano Michelini "Make 'Em Laugh" Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, from the 2012 London Cast Recording of Singin' in the Rain "Hitler the Vegetarian" by Noam Osband "Camino Rojo ft. Lulacruza" by The Polish Ambassador "We Were the People Our Parents Warned Us About" by Jimmy Buffett  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When director Ferne Pearlstein set out to make her documentary The Last Laugh, she had a unique and delicate task before her; she wanted to highlight the subject of when and if it's okay to laugh about traumatic events in society, like the Holocaust. She and her cinematographer Anne Etheridge handled the task with extreme care and respect and created a balanced film about how humans can use humor to deal with something that's not funny. In this episode, Ferne and Anne discuss the challenges and rewards of approaching this important subject. lastlaughfilm.us

On this episode of Represent, Aisha Harris talks to director and cinematographer Ferne Pearlstein about her new documentary The Last Laugh. And Slate culture intern David Canfield comes on to talk ABC’s four-part miniseries When We Rise. The Last Laugh is currently in theaters. Check for a theater near you! For links on what we discuss check out our show page. Represent is brought to you by UNPACKED, a new Spotify Original podcast that explores some of the planet’s hottest events. First up? Austin, Texas, for South by Southwest. Listen to UNPACKED and all your favorite music on the Spotify mobile app for free now. Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/represent Email: represent@slate.com Facebook: Slate Represent Twitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyle Production by Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aisha Harris talks to director and cinematographer Ferne Pearlstein about her new documentary The Last Laugh. And Slate culture intern David Canfield comes on to talk ABC’s four-part miniseries When We Rise. The Last Laugh is currently in theaters. Check for a theater near you. For links on what we discuss check out our show page. Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/represent Email: represent@slate.com Facebook: Slate Represent Twitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyle Production by Veralyn Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Summary: This week on the FadCast, "The Last Laugh" director Ferne Pearlstein drops in to talk taboo comedy and how one approaches making a documentary about Holocaust jokes. From being delighted by Mel Brooks to having to censor Jeff Ross, Pearlstein recounts what content made it into her new documentary and what didn't. We then put "The Last Laugh" into perspective by comparing to other comedy documentaries and how Pearlstein drew inspiration from the uncouth "The Aristocrats." But first, Pearlstein joins us for a "ludicrous" scene reading from the Mel Brooks classic "Spaceballs!" Before that, we briefly talk MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES MONTHLY XBOX GAME PASS SERVICE and EXCLUSIVE: ‘WOLVES’ WRITER/DIRECTOR BART FREUNDLICH TALKS MAKING A GOOD SPORTS MOVIE for our SPEED ROUND!  Episode Breakdown: Pooya: You are listening to FilmFad.com’s FadCast Episode 131 Ryan: With our special guest, Director of THE LAST LAUGH, Ferne Pearlstein Pooya: Today, we'll awkwardly chuckle about the fine line between funny and faux pas... Ryan: as we talk Documentaries about Taboo Comedy. Pooya: You’ll hear all that and more so let’s get started! (Intro Music break) Current Events -MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES MONTHLY XBOX GAME PASS SERVICE and EXCLUSIVE: ‘WOLVES’ WRITER/DIRECTOR BART FREUNDLICH TALKS MAKING A GOOD SPORTS MOVIE (~2min) Script Read - "Spaceballs" ft. Ferne Pearlstein as Col. Sandurz, Ryan as Rico & Dark Helmet and Pooya as the Narrator. (~5min) Main Topic - Taboo Comedy Documentaries (~38min) Do YOU want to be featured on an episode of the FadCast?! Well then, call the FadCast hotline at (310) 651-8127 and leave us a voicemail to possibly be featured on an upcoming episode! Awesome, right?! We know!!!

Have you ever heard a joke about the Holocaust? Wait, what? Exactly. Sounds utterly offensive, right? Well, that's the Disruption. Listen in as Rob talks to filmmaker Ferne Pearlstein, director of the documentary The Last Laugh. An award-winning film that takes on the Third Reich and one of the most sacred taboos -- laughing in the face of an atrocity.  Credits Host - Rob Schwartz  Executive Producer - Dan Bradbury Audio Engineer/Sound Design - Corey Bauman  

She's baaaack! But this time award-winning director Ferne Pearlstein's joined by veteran comic Judy Gold, one of the many bold-faced names featured in The Last Laugh. Using the scope of the Holocaust, this entertaining, thought-provoking, and edgy documentary explores what is and isn't off-limits in comedy. The Last Laugh opens in Manhattan on March 3rd nation wide on March 17th.    www.lastlaughfilm.us 

Meet Ferne Pearlstein, yet another creative women with a long list of credits behind her name. A prize-winning cinematographer, Ferne's also a writer/director, producer and editor whose films have been shown nationally and internationally. Her most recent feature documentary, "The Last Laugh," features among others: Mel Brooks, Carl and Rob Reiner, Sara Silverman, Susie Essman and Auschwitz survivor Renee Firestone. The film explores what is and is not off-limits in comedy and includes rare archival footage of cabarets in concentration camps. "The Last Laugh" had its world premier at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. There's plenty to talk about, so get comfortable and tune in!