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Diamond
Road

a three-hour tv documentary series and one 99 minute feature

{2007}

News

>> Diamond Road wins Best Documentary Series at the 23rd Gemini Awards! Congrats and thanks to all who contributed to the success of this series - Nisha Pahuja, director/co-writer; Manfred Becker, co-director; Cornelia Principe, co-producer; Derek Rogers, director of photography; Dave Kazala, editor; John Kramer, co-writer; Ken Myhr, music; Ao Loo, sound recordist; David Oppenheim, researcher; Elizabeth Klinck, visual researcher; Andy Bely, assistant editor.

Click here to view a photo of Robert Lang and Cornelia Principe accepting the award!

>> Diamond Road is available for purchase on DVD for $49.95 online. Please visit our shop for details.

>> The feature-length version of Diamond Road has won the top prize for Documentary Feature at the 41st Annual WorldFest in Houston.

>> Diamond Road director and producer interviewed on Radio Netherlands.
Listen to the interview

Description

Every year, worldwide, 24 tons of diamonds are teased from the heart of the earth. Once mined they begin their year-long journey through the "pipeline," a vast, secretive network encompassing five continents and a diverse cast of characters. By the end of their journey these tiny bits of carbon will have made multi-millionaires of some and virtual slaves of others.

Boring deep into the diamond world, Diamond Road explores the multiple meanings this object has for a few of the captivating characters who are part of the diamond pipeline: an impoverished miner in Sierra Leone, a child cutter and prominent businessman in India, a celebrity jeweller and a high-end dealer in New York. Their stories are interwoven with that of an industry leader who is fighting for transparency and fair trade for diamonds. Each is on a journey to realize a dream that centres on a stone which is itself a dream, a manufactured symbol of love, purity and the sublime. What results is a multi-layered portrait of a fascinating world which is steeped in a history of intrigue, conflict, love and hope.

Now online: an interactive web site to complement the Diamond Road series: Diamond Road Online.