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Browse 27 movies from FUMI Studio
A few naked women and children are bathing in a river. They are being secretly observed by a group of men who, at one point, decide to approach them in a violent manner, as if inspired by the behaviour of hippopotamuses.
Jun 2014
A story of a relationship between an overprotective mother and her son. It is a playful game of constant changes of social and family roles, age and sizes. The film tries to answer the question who is truly an adult and what does it mean.
Jun 2018
Tired of everyday monotony, a simple girl finds herself in an alternative universe. In the urban scenery of a music video from the 80s, she will try to breathe life into a world mired in routine.
Apr 2024
3 generations, 3 narrations, 3 different points of view. A dance of generations.
Oct 2021
When you are in a long-term relationship, you sometimes feel you are no longer an individual but a part of a super-organism. Between your daily routine, the decisions you make, the music you hear and the air you breathe – it’s hard to tell the difference between "my" choices and "our" choices. The vulnerable and moving voiceover of actress Molly Ringwald tells the story of a couple who have gone through such a long journey together that they can no longer determine where one ends and the other begins.
May 2022
Painterly impressions of the silhouette of a horse, its springy movements, the shape of the head, the fight of stallions. In addition to his own animation, the director presents studies on Leonardo da Vinci's horse, drawings by Pablo Picasso, Saul Steinberg and others, but also mythological figures such as a centaur and pegasus. It also shows how horses were painted by Japanese, Chinese and Paleolithic artists.
Jun 2023
Sep 2016
A revolution that ends before it begins, a senseless and degrading job of serving the wealthy, power over the world concentrated in the hands of irresponsible people. This cannot work - the orchestra is ready for the last performance...
May 2024
The story of a boy who really wants to be stroked by his Mommy. Unfortunately, the woman's attention is completely focused on her beloved dog. What is the boy capable of to get his Mommy's attention…?
Oct 2023
They planned to spend only three months in Germany. Unexpectedly, the imposition of martial law forced the mother and the daughter to change their plans. A nostalgic story about loneliness, longing and unpredictability around which the audience is guided by a little girl and Barnaby the bear.
May 2023
A fictional story about a husband and wife separated by huge distance, space and time. While living on two different surfaces they have to confront the reality surrounding them trying to find the meaning of the vague situation they have been thrown into.
Jun 2019
In a lonely little house, tucked between an endless forest and a mighty ocean cliff, lives a woodcutter with his little son. Their life goes on as in a fairy tale - after work, the father prepares wooden toys, they walk and play together. The son infinitely loves his father, is fascinated by his strength and care. One day, during a trip to the forest together, the woodcutter cuts down an unusual tree. This event completely changes the father - and turns their world upside down.
Dec 2012
The life of an elderly person is cheerless. Whatever monotony and weariness fail to kill will be annihilated by illness. But is that really the case? Bronka and Zygfryd, with their last ounce of strength, decide to salvage their shared memories and even the tiniest fragment of the love that once connected them.
Jul 2023
At the seaside beach fates of balding sailor, young girl and two modest creatures - the bee and the crab are tangling.
Aug 2014
About collective consciousness, how not being accountable for our actions pushes us to follow the crowd, and could lead to tragedy. The consequences of collective hypnosis for those fighting against it and on the crowd.
Jul 2019
Learning a language is like falling in love. But when this great linguist's love for a princess was denied, he just fell in love with her 75 times more. The film is about the remarkable life of a poor priest's son – Georg Julius Justus Sauerwein and his life-long love for Princess Elisabeth of Wied, later Queen of Romania. This is a psychological drama about a brilliant but complex man. His humanitarian values were far ahead of his time. In his day, he was the most vilified person in the German press. Based on Sauerwein's letters and other written sources and narrated from the first person, the film merges the classic fairytale with documentary realism, both in script and visual design, pushing the boundaries of documentary.
Jun 2017
The main character, a murderer, records images in his mind that he then uses to reconstruct his crimes. An abstract animated film that combines the genres of horror and psychological suspense.
Mar 2015
This poetic dialogue unfolds between a young girl and her deceased great-grandfather, intertwining images from a German town where he was sent to a work camp during World War II with a delicate narrative as the girl pens a letter. The past seamlessly blends with the present, and flashes of memory mix with moments of oblivion.
May 2025
Christmas is a magical time: snow falls, the family is together and toys come to life. On this extraordinary evening, a little girl watches her doll begin its great adventure. The spell is broken when, while dancing, the wooden soldier puts his hand under the toy's dress.
A basketball champion is fighting his worst enemy, himself. MVP is a short film about overcoming our weaknesses and fighting against the barriers we normally face.