The ensuing story of rehabilitation was profiled in an episode of the National Geographic Channel program DogTown . Dogtown 's producer , Darcy Dennett , later approached Best Friends about a feature-length documentary on the same story . Released in October 2015 , ‘’ The Champions ’’ covers the stories of five of the dogs in detail , and the impact the dogs have had not just on the people who adopted them , but also on the way society looks at dogs rescued from fighting cases , and the pit bull breed especially . The film received the 2015 Zelda Penzel " Giving Voice to the Voiceless " award at the 2015 Hamptons International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
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