Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film

Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film


144: Ramin Bahrani on “2nd Chance” at Sundance

January 22, 2022

Filmmaker Ramin Bahrani is best known for his fiction films such as "99 Homes" and "The White Tiger" that was Oscar-nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. Now he directs his first feature documentary "2nd Chance," a complex profile of Richard Davis who invented a lightweight bullet proof vest. Davis called his company 2nd Chance and his products helped save hundreds of lives. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews Bahrani about the moral complexities of Davis' legacy that are explored in the film.

Pure Nonfiction’s coverage during the Sundance Film Festival is sponsored by National Geographic Documentary Films.