▁team ▁captain ▁L ay lan ▁in ▁a ▁five - min ute ▁presentation . ▁ ▁Special ▁selection ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁an ▁official ▁selection ▁at ▁various ▁festiv als , ▁including : ▁International ▁Document ary ▁Film ▁Festival ▁Amsterdam ▁Both ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁London ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁Film ▁festiv als ▁Toronto ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ' s ▁K ids ▁section ▁DO X A ▁Document ary ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁D oh a ▁Trib eca ▁Film ▁Festival ▁ ▁D oh a ▁Trib eca ▁fle w ▁the ▁entire ▁basketball ▁team ▁( 1 7 ▁young ▁women ) ▁from ▁Ira q ▁to ▁D oh a ▁for ▁the ▁screen ing ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁where ▁they ▁met ▁their ▁previous ▁coach ▁Ryan ▁B ub alo , ▁who ▁had ▁flow n ▁in ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁screen ing . ▁ ▁Awards ▁S ala am ▁D unk ▁won ▁several ▁awards ▁at ▁film ▁festiv als : ▁It ▁won ▁the ▁Gold ▁Pla que ▁for ▁" Best ▁Document ary " ▁award ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Chicago ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Gold ▁Hugo ▁" Best ▁Document ary " ▁award . ▁ ▁It ▁won ▁the ▁Grand ▁J ury ▁Award ▁for ▁" Best ▁Document ary ▁feature " ▁at ▁the ▁Florida ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁ ▁It ▁won ▁the ▁Grand ▁J ury ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁Nash ville ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁S ala am ▁D unk ▁official ▁website ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 1 ▁films ▁Category : American ▁basketball ▁films ▁Category