NFL star’s Shadow Lion preps Dubai basketball doc

Yalla, Dubai: From Startup to Championship

NEWS BRIEF: NFL star Tom Brady’s production company Shadow Lion is working on Yalla, Dubai: From Startup to Championship, a sports access doc chronicling the rise of Dubai Basketball from an ambitious startup to ABA League champions in just their second full season.

The film tells the story of a team built almost overnight, bringing together players, coaches and executives from around the world. The documentary is directed and executive produced by Sami Khan, the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker whose work includes St Louis Superman, Starting 5, Made for March, We the North and The Last Out.