About FUMBL Films
Created by the Musicians’ Baseball Club of Brooklyn, FUMBL Films produces original baseball-inspired cinema combining history, humor, and a playful cinematic style. Founded in early 2025 with the production of Day of the Catch, the studio creates films designed to be experienced with original music performed live. Its two films, Day of the Catch and The Mascot Race, were both written and directed by Jared Engel, a longtime musician who brings his interest in baseball history, storytelling, and live music to the screen.
Day of the Catch (2025)
A Grapefruit League Legend
Day of the Catch is an award-winning live-scored silent film that tells the forgotten—and hilarious—true story behind the birth of baseball's Grapefruit League. Set during the Brooklyn Robins' 1915 spring training in Florida, the film follows a mischievous prank in which a grapefruit is mistaken for a baseball, leading to one of the game's most enduring legends. Performed with an original live musical score, Day of the Catch combines comedy, history, and inventive visual storytelling to bring an overlooked chapter of baseball history to life for audiences of all ages.
The Mascot Race (2026)
Three musicians on a madcap dash across NYC
The Mascot Race is a fast-paced baseball-inspired silent film that follows three musicians racing across modern-day New York City to make it to a gig on time. Blending comic-book-style visuals, physical comedy, and a few heavy-handed baseball metaphors, the film transforms an everyday journey into an unexpected baseball adventure. Created by the Musicians' Baseball Club of Brooklyn, The Mascot Race is brought to life with an afrobeat-inspired score performed live, turning a contemporary New York story into a lively cinematic performance.