Squash's extraordinary Malik family are the subject of a sports documentary that will be pitched to major broadcast and streaming platforms in the run-up to LA28.
Squash's Olympic debut in just over two years' time provides the perfect platform to showcase some of the sport's most interesting and marketable characters. The Maliks unarguably fall into that category.
Sports documentaries are currently all the rage on streaming platforms, with titles such as The Last Dance, Drive to Survive and At Home With the Furys helping their subjects achieve traction with audiences way beyond the confines of their respective sports.
It is hoped that the Malik siblings, who all live in Haywards Heath in Sussex, south-east England, may achieve something similar for squash.
The Malik clan includes five children who are not only all professional squash players, but have all won PSA Tour titles.
The eldest, 26-year-old Curtis, is world no.26 and an establish England international who recently hit the winning shot in the European Team Championships final victory over Switzerland in Amsterdam.
Perry, 24, turned pro in 2019 and has won two PSA Challenger titles as well as last year's English Championships.
Torrie, 22 is the only girl. She made her England senior debut at the European Teams in Amsterdam in April, was runner-up in last year's British National Championships and has climbed to world no.36. She won the prestigious British Junior Open U19 title in 2022 and is a six-time British junior champion.
Bailey, 20, also won the British Junior Championships in November 2024 and lifted his first PSA title a month later at the Boston Open.
Just a week after that Boston Open triumph, Bailey's twin brother Heston lifted the Harrogate Open, completing the family's full set of pro title-winners.
It's not just this prolific success that makes the Maliks such compelling subjects for a documentary.
Their collective back story also includes tragedy. As many in the squash community will remember, the youngest child, Sumner, passed away in 2018 at the age of 12 after a long battle with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, a rare form of brain cancer.
Father Camron coaches all his children and manages the business side of the family's affairs, whilst the rest of the team help him run the Team Malik social media accounts which include a YouTube channel with over 4,000 subscribers.
The idea for a documentary was first conceived by Jack Ross, who plays squash in the Surrey Cup and is a friend of the family. He is a freelance camera operator and award-winning documentary film-maker who has worked on tennis' ATP World Tour for 13 years.
In conversation with Camron, he recognised the various intriguing elements that would make the Maliks such fascinating material for a documentary — to promote not just them as players but the sport of squash.
Camron told Squash Player: "We looked at each other and he said, 'You know you've got a great story here?' I said, 'Yes, but it's squash isn't it, not football! Will anyone watch it?' He replied, 'You'd be surprised!'"
Plans were soon hatched and, being a keen squash player and fan, Jack was willing to give his time and expertise for free.
"The potential to raise the sport's profile is a bit of a no-brainer," explains Camron. "The selling point is the uniqueness of our story. Anyone can do a documentary about a world no.1, but ours is a family story of human achievement."
Jack filmed all five children playing in a Surrey Cup fixture, an Optasia Squash Super League night and in training. He is planning to record some final footage at the upcoming British Open in Birmingham.
The pilot is ready and Jack plans to pitch the finished product to several key streaming platforms in the hope they will show it as part of the build-up to the Olympics, when it's hoped some of the Malik clan might just be among the first ever squash players in Team GB.
