The Miracle Emerald Mines Of Afghanistan (Hidden Gem Documentary) | Real Stories

Afghanistan sits on an estimated trillion dollars of untapped minerals, gems included, even as decades of war have hollowed out its institutions. The film follows traders and diggers working the emerald seams to ask whether any of that wealth will ever reach the people standing on it.

Why it's free: Real Stories is Little Dot Studios' licensed documentary channel; it carries this film under rights cleared from Journeyman Pictures.