Herb Ferrette, Director

Herb is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and editor with years of experience in the communications industry. He’s a seven-time regional Emmy winner and 12-time nominee. He received a National Emmy nomination in the category of Individual Achievement in a Craft. Herb's editing work has been recognized internationally, including the feature documentary STABLE LIFE, awarded Best Feature Documentary at the San Jose Cinequest Festival, Grand Jury Prize at San Antonio Cinefest, a nomination for a regional Emmy, and a national PBS broadcast on America ReFramed. He was honored at Sundance for THE FIGHT IN THE FIELDS about acclaimed immigration activist Cesar Chaves. He won a Gold Medal at the New York Film Festival with a project for the Discovery Channel, and in the San Diego International Latino Film Festival, RACE IS THE PLACE won Best Feature Documentary and premiered as the season opener for PBS’s Independent Lens. Herb recently edited videos on the Black Panthers for the Oakland Museum. He has edited and managed post-production for some of the Bay Area’s leading documentary producers whose programs air on national and local PBS, Discovery Channel, MSNBC and WNET’s Expose.