ANDRES FAMILY
WE'RE ONLY TRYING TO CHANGE THE WORLD
The Berlin-based Andres Family GmbH is a collective of creatives managed by Pascal Andres, Hans Przybilla and Erik Rülicke, dedicated to creating moving pictures (pun always intended) for a greater cause:
We strive to marry art & entertainment, following in the footsteps of the great storytellers of the past while working like a data driven startup from the future.
Why? Because we believe stories have the power to inspire beauty in the world, and we want to help build a future of utopian solarpunk, rather than the dystopian cyberpunk vision most modern media outlets like to paint for us.
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FURIOSO trailer
FURIOSO (2025, 191 min)
In this breathtaking and imaginative feature film about the highs and lows of an artist’s life, the classical elements of a tragicomedy are uniquely blended with the magic of variety performance, to tell the moving story of a circus family’s dreams and fears in the years following World War 2. Featuring a renowned cast of actors such as Arash Marandi (Tehran, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night), Julia Dietze (Iron Sky), Katharina Thalbach (The Tin Drum) and Jan Josef Liefers (Knocking On Heaven’s Door) - amongst others - “Furioso“ is a masterful feast for the senses of any film lover. A nostalgic, philosophical journey returning to the golden age of circus arts.
THE VISITOR (2024, 21 min)
In a feat of unrestrained creativity under the guidance of a unique 4-director-team, the Andres Family brought together filmmakers, musicians and facilitators from Germany, India, Turkey, Australia, Croatia, Mexico & Brazil to create this audiovisual experience extraordinaire. The immersive experimental music concept film explores topics of loneliness & depression stemming from self-induced narratives; the power of shamanic rituals & plant-medicine and the shadow work they encourage; ego-death and the breaking of old shackles; the warm fire of community; and finally the one universal truth, as told by The Visitor: "You are loved“.
THE VISITOR full film
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formate: episodic ensemble film | genre: drama, action, romance | time: 150 minutes
budget: 12.000.000 EUR | sister projects: Chungking Express (1994),
Run, Lola, Run (1998), A Star Is Born (2018)
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STATUS: FINANCING & PRE-PRODUCTION
An artist oblivious to his schizophrenic tendencies, a ballet dancer struggling with the competitiveness of a conservative industry, a musician in turmoil over being a good big brother while battling depression. 3 stories inspired by the real people of the city. A story about love, loss and the pursuit of happiness.
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After the fall of the Iron Curtain, 90s Berlin became a Wild West for anarchists, opportunists and party-goers. “Tacheles”, the “Love Parade” and techno music made global headlines, and the art scene was thriving. And yet, there were also the post-war torn parts of the city, which did not make the news. “The Berlin Project” (placeholder title for the real, undisclosed title) is an homage to the different faces of the city, whether it be avant-garde Mitte, the nightlife of Kreuzberg or the working class of Wedding.
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Featuring an international, critically acclaimed cast & crew, an eclectic array of music ranging from piano hymns by Billy Joel, to electro music by Massive Attack, all embedded within Andres Family originals of live rock music with sweat, sex and distorted guitars, “The Berlin Project” uses this setting of 90s Berlin to in fact tell a story about the things that truly matter in life.
formate: live action + animated feature film | genre: family, adventure, fantasy | time: 100 min
budget estimate: 36.000.000 EUR | sister projects: Princess Mononoke (1997),
The NeverEnding Story (1984), Avatar - The Legend of Aang (2005), The Jungle Book (2016)
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STATUS: DEVELOPMENT
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“A long time ago, when humans were yet simple hunter-gatherers and the world was filled with fantastic beasts, there once was a boy who would challenge the will of the Gods to save his little brother from the afterlife.”
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“The Afterworld Project” (placeholder title for the real, undisclosed title) is a dark fairy tale for adolescents about death and the meaning of life, following in the footsteps of the philosophically themed German fantasy classic “The Neverending Story”, combined with a dark “Princess Mononoke”-style setting, and the audiovisual feel of Disney’s 2016 remake of “The Jungle Book.”
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Utilizing intercultural and intergenerational symbolism from various spiritual archetypes, as well as parallels to our factual history, “The Afterworld Project” implies the common heritage we came from, and a common root for most of humankind’s beliefs. It portraits the natural paradise we came from, which humankind would later lose to the greed of our industrialization. It portraits a “hippie” utopia, which the characters in our story are blissfully unaware of. For the lack of comparison, they are ignorant to the steps they are taking which would lead us to this modern day, industrialized, capitalized age of concrete, steel and radiation.
formate: 2 season series | genre: period drama, action | time: 2 x 10 x 60 minutes
budget estimate: 50.000.000 EUR / season
sister projects: Andor (2025), Pirates of the Carribean (2003), The Last Kingdom (2022)
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STATUS: DEVELOPMENT
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Rural 18th century Finland, battle playground for the Swedes and the Russians. The impoverished Finns suffer pillaging, hunger and decimations from both opposing foreign powers. Caught between two frontiers, one hunted outlaw, his wife and an outcast family of dwarfs would risk their lives to make the children of a traumatized generation smile again. He will become a symbol of merriment that we celebrate even to this day.