AC Films producer
Directed by Gaylen Ross
Directed by Gaylen Ross
Synopsis:
"That stone said, 'Buy me. Even if you can't afford me, buy me. Hock the farm.'" The stone is a diamond, and the speaker is a diamond dealer, willing to bid over $8 million on a gem over the telephone. In the insular and virtually impenetrable world of diamond trading, precious gems change hands with nothing more than "mazel and brocha," a handshake and a promise.
The film offers a rare insider's view of the fascinating, traditional New York diamond industry, where dealers still operate according to ethics and practices established centuries ago by their European Jewish ancestors.
Generation after generation, the diamond dealers have stuck together, a fiercely loyal group still attached to the customs that have sustained them for centuries, in good times and bad.
Selections & Awards:
Chicago Film Festival - Winner, CINE Gold Eagle
Louisville Film Festival - Best Documentary Feature
Columbus International Film and Video Festival - Chris Award
Edinburgh Film Festival - Best of Fest
Berlin Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival
Haifa International Film Festival
Montreal World Film Festival
Vision du Réel Film Festival, Switzerland
Cinéma du Réel, Centre George Pompidou, Paris
Museum of Modern Art Film Series, New York
Jewish Film Festival, Film Society of Lincoln Center, NY
Toronto Jewish Film Festival
London Jewish Film Festival
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Boston Jewish Film Festival
Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival
Film’s website