Mighty Penguins

A short documentary film about Brentford Penguins, a football team made of children with Downs Syndrome. Dir: Louis Myles @louismyles and Ahmed Twaij @twaiji

[Sam Tabuteau @tabuteauS]

🚨The Brentford Penguin Football Foundation are holding an exclusive fundraiser screening of the award winning film Mighty Penguins on January, 10 2026

You can find a link to tickets below👇

🔗 https://t.co/o51qxxYylE

[The Grierson Trust @griersontrust]

The #GriersonAwards winner for @broadcast_sport Best Sports Documentary goes to Mighty Penguins 🌟 - presented by @MontyTrackStar

@MightyPenguins_ @louismyles @twaiji

[The Grierson Trust @griersontrust]

#GriersonAwards nominated entries for @broadcast_sport Best Sports Documentary https://t.co/Vj15Y1fJeB

[Steve Williams @hardcutpost]

Couldn’t be happier about @MightyPenguins_ getting nominated for @griersontrust award today. It was a privilege to work on it with such a great team and it’s such a beautiful and heartwarming story about the power of kindness. What Al and Vick have done is very special. 🐧🐧🐧

[Louis Myles @louismyles]

Not often the review is longer than the film - lovely to know that @MightyPenguins_ continues to move people, cheers @distantpod - let's do those screenings.

@hardcutpost @twaiji
@MikeBubbins @elisjames @SteffGarrero

https://t.co/A9PnaZXQva

[Steve Williams @hardcutpost]

We re sitting alongside some real powerhouse high budget feature docs in this list but couldn’t be happier for our plucky underdog film on @BrentfordPFC to be shortlisted for @griersontrust award. So full of heart and joy and a pleasure to edit with @twaiji and @louismyles

[Louis Myles @louismyles]

Great that @MightyPenguins_ has been shortlisted at this year's @griersontrust awards

@twaiji @BrentfordPFC

[Sports Journalists @SportSJA]

🥉 A brilliant bronze for @louismyles @twaiji for @MightyPenguins_ in the Documentaty category at the @AIPSmedia Awards 👏

#AIPSawards #MightyPenguins

[BBC Ability @bbc_ability]

Delighted to have been able to host and support such a brilliant event. 💜🙌🏻👋

[Sam Carlisle @samcarlisle]

Marvellous mayhem at the @MightyPenguins_ film screening hosted by @bbc_ability What a fun evening 🙌 🐧 ⚽️ 💜 @markpougatch @sallyephillips

[Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association 💚 @PortsmouthDSA]

What an absolute pleasure to be invited along to the @BrentfordPFC @MightyPenguins screening of their fab new award-winning football documentary @BBC this evening. Fantastic & great to catch up with friends! @NDSPolicyGroup @fionnathan @ManniCoeWrites @HeidiCrowter95 ⚽️⚽️⚽️

[Louis Myles @louismyles]

Brilliant that @MightyPenguins_ has reached the top three in the @AIPSmedia awards. @twaiji @BrentfordPFC

[Sally Stephens @salstephens]

@BrentfordPFC @MightyPenguins_ @SportSJA Congratulations - very well deserved 🐧🐝❤️

[Sports Journalists @SportSJA]

The bronze is awarded to both Studio 99's The Edge of Everything and @BBCSport's Autism: My Sporting Superpower, while silver goes to @MightyPenguins_.

[Brentford Penguins @brentfordpengui]

Incredible! Our documentary @MightyPenguins_ has just won Silver at the @SportSJA. We are absolutely blown away as we were up against some incredible documentaries incl. Mark Cavendish and Ronnie O'Sullivan docs.

[Louis Myles @louismyles]

Great that @MightyPenguins_ has been nominated for an SJA. A very strong line up this year.

[Mighty Penguins @MightyPenguins_]

Thanks @anthonyjoshua for the shout out for our film! Glad you loved it and saw what it means to be a team for @BrentfordPFC

Excited to share the film with you all soon!

[Mighty Penguins @MightyPenguins_]

Some exciting news! Our film has made it onto the BAFTA longlist and we’re incredibly grateful! Here’s to a full nomination! @louismyles @twaiji

[Brentford Penguins @brentfordpengui]

Mighty Penguins finally has a twitter page.... lots coming up... follow @MightyPenguins_

[Mighty Penguins @MightyPenguins_]

Excited to share Mighty Penguins with the world. Follow for all news relating to the short documentary film. The film introduces you to the Brentford Penguins a football team with a difference: all the young players have Downs Syndrome

Dir:Louis Myles @luge13 Ahmed Twaij @twaiji