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Mighty Penguins

Synopsis

Meet Special K, Peanut, Charlie, and the rest of The Brentford Penguins, a soccer team with a difference: all the young players have Down’s Syndrome. MIGHTY PENGUINS follows Coach Allan, the players, and families as they prepare to be the guard of honour for a Premier League match.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
33 min 45 sec
Format
16:9
Director
Louis Myles, Ahmed Twaij
Producer
Louis Myles, Ahmed Twaij
Executive Producer
John Skipper, Dave Kempshall, Gary Hoenig, Stanley Nelson, Smriti Keshari
Editor
Steve Williams
Director of Photography
Steve Middleditch, Will Billany
Principal cast
Allan Cockram, Special K, Peanut, Charlie

Genre

Sport Comedy Disabilities

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, US co-production

Fever Media (UK), Firelight Media Inc. (US), Meadowlark Media (US)

Fever Media

c/o Meadowlark Media

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