The documentary The Jewel Thief features an unbelievable firsthand account of Gerald Blanchard, who is described as one of the most creative, calculating and accomplished criminal masterminds in modern history. Two unlikely Winnipeg detectives track Blanchard across the globe as he perpetrates a series of increasingly elaborate heists in a quest for fame and notoriety.

Landon Van Soest directs The Jewel Thief, which he produced along with Jessamyn Ansary, Ben Braun, Dan Braun, Josh Braun, Rick Brookwell, Viktor Perdula and Ben Schwartz.