Risk/Reward

Risk/Reward

"Risk/Reward" is a 2003 documentary film about women on Wall Street. It follows the lives of four tenacious Wall Street women - a research analyst, a currency trader, an NYSE floor broker and a rookie investment banker. It was directed by Elizabeth Holder and Xan Parker and produced by Roland Park Pictures. Armand Kostanian played the role of the bookie who secretly gambled on how many eggs were in the omelettes at the breakfast table.

The documentary features Louise Jones, Carol Warner Wilke, Kimberley Euston, and Umber Ahmad; and includes appearances by Roslyn Dickerson, Muriel Siebert, Ann Kaplan, Janet Tiebout Hanson, Sheila Wellington and Maria Bartiromo. "Risk/Reward" was released theatrically in New York City and Chicago and was televised on Oxygen Media.

Accolades

The film was an official selection of:
Tribeca Film Festival, Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Starz Denver Film Festival, Philadelphia Film Festival, Rhode Island Film Festival, Central Standard Film Festival, Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival, Northampton Film Festival. [ [http://www.rolandparkpictures.com/riskreward.html/link_1 Roland Park Pictures | Productions | Risk/Reward ] ]

Awards

*Sarasota Film Festival ("Best of the Fest")
*Baltimore Magazine August 2003 ("Best Documentary")

References

External links

* [http://www.rolandparkpictures.com/riskreward.html/link_1 Risk/Reward Official Website]
*imdb title|0358079


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