Second Chance Champions

Oct 1, 2023

0h 43m

★ 8.0

One medal. Two legacies.

Overview

Second Chance Champions delves into the world of organ and tissue donation through an international event for transplant athletes. Emotions run high as competitors split their medals with those who have given them a second chance at life.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Dentsu Creative

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Cast

Self

Rowena Alexander

Self

Laurie Hindom

Self

Linda Hindom

Self

Erika Kaiser

Self

Rezwan Mohammed

Alana and Lori were just two LGBT 20-somethings looking for love on Tinder when a casual right swipe made a match that would bind them together forever. Within a few weeks of meeting, Lori learned that Alana suffers from Lupus and has been waiting on the kidney transplant list for years. The state of New York, where Alana lives, has the lowest number of organ donors in the country, and because of her complex medical background, her chances of finding a donor match were incredibly slim. Against all odds, Lori found that she was a candidate for donation and decided to give Alana the ultimate gift. If the transplant is a success, Alana will triple her life expectancy and be freed from nightly dialysis. But if it fails, Lori will go through risky surgery and lose a healthy organ in vain. BEAN is an emotional medical journey for two families that tests the true limits of love and sacrifice.

0.0

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9.1

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0.0

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7.5

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10.0

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8.1

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8.0

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0.0

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6.9

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8.2

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