Ramin Bahrani’s parents were apprehensive about their son’s desire to be a filmmaker. “Initially they were concerned that I meant Hollywoodthat lifestyle of sex, violence and drugs,” says the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But rather than view Davis’ frequent stonewalling as a roadblock, Bahrani, who made his feature documentary debut with “2nd Chance ...

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar, BAFTA, WGA and Emmy nominee Ramin Bahrani has signed with Grandview. Bahrani is the writer, director and producer of such films as Man Push Cart, Chop Shop, Goodbye Solo, 99 Homes ...

“‘Goodbye Solo’ is my third feature film,” “Solo” director Ramin Bahrani explains in a first-person article for indieWIRE. “The story is about Solo, a young, friendly Senegalese taxi driver in Winston ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bahrani will turn to this project after getting behind the camera on Last Meals, a previously announced death row chef drama ...

The first time I was made familiar with Richard Davis, inventor of the concealable bulletproof vest, it was long before acclaimed director Ramin Bahrani’s documentary 2nd Chance about his rise and ...

It’s not merely North Carolina chauvinism to declare that Ramin Bahrani’s Goodbye Solo is not only one of the best films of the year, but also a heartening step toward a fresher approach to cinematic ...

Jeff Nichols and Ramin Bahrani made names with small, low-budget movies: Nichols with Take Shelter and Bahrani with Man Push Cart. Both have now... Two Indie Directors Go Confidently Mainstream ...

On the heels of Alma Har’el’s wonderful video for Sigur Ros’ “Fjögur Píanó” (which may be the best thing Shia LaBeouf has ever done) comes another entry from an American independent filmmaker in the ...

Having previously chronicled the immigrant pursuit of the American dream in such powerfully poetic films as “Man Push Cart” and “Chop Shop,” Ramin Bahrani hasn’t strayed far from his favorite theme ...

First responders, law enforcement, soldiers and even journalists use bulletproof vests, but very few people probably know how some of these lightweight pieces of armor came to be. In a new documentary ...

"I thought he was going to talk about mistakes he'd made, but he doesn't, so then the shape of the film inevitably changes," the director told IndieWire of his documentary on Richard Davis. One of the ...