2022Doc10: ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ is the Latest Gem at Doc10

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CHICAGO – Doc10, the yearly Chicago documentary film festival, is on DAY TWO on May 20th, 2022, with the films (click links) DESCENDANT (7pm), and the recommendation of the day NOTHING LASTS FOREVER (9pm).

Rating: 5.0/5.0

”Nothing Lasts Forever” has the possibility to bring an entire industry, based on a lie, to its final irrelevance. The documentary explores the diamond industry, which has been shook up in the last ten years by the viability of so-called “synthetic” diamonds, which in truth are just … diamonds. The story is about this fact, and the ability of the DeBeers Company (the chief hoarder and price arbiters of diamonds) to create “an illusion so spectacular it turned into the truth,” according to the film’s primary debunker Aja Raden. She is countered by both DeBeers and diamond middle man Martin Rappaport, who keep insisting that it contains more importance, again based on the marketing they made up. This is intriguing, important and eye opening, while nothing is real and nothing truly does lasts forever. Director Jason Kohn will be in attendance for a post-film Q&A.

’Nothing Lasts Forever’ is at Doc10 on May 20th, 2022
Photo credit: Doc10.org

The Doc10 Film premieres TEN highly curated documentary films in Chicago. Since 2015, Doc10 has developed a reputation as a premier festival on the awards circuit. The fest is curated by the Chicago Media Project (CMP), a nonprofit and member-supported organization that provides great documentary films and social impact media to Chicago, as well as nationally, to promote, foster interest and generate engagement for documentary projects through many unique avenues.

By PATRICK McDONALD Editor and Film Writer HollywoodChicago.com pat@hollywoodchicago.com