Such a great experience having The Lemon Yellow Tights with Cats screen at @theutahfilmfestival and get nominated for best experimental short.
The highlight was definitely bumping into @alexboyemusic at the Award Ceremony and showing him a video of @taylormoulton and me in his children’s choir from two decades ago 😂
Peter Molnar is an ad agency art director by day and an emerging film director in his free time. With a signature style that blends artistic and surreal visuals, his work aims to move audiences and leave a lasting impression. You can follow Peter on Instagram @molnart_
I’ve been lucky enough to create a number of lovely films so early in my career but this one will always be a special one for me.
I was out of college for less than a year when I got to go to India for 3 weeks to work with a group of local farmers. Either my ECD, Jeff, really trusted me or he didn’t want to go sweat in the middle of India for a month. I’ll assume the former. We spent a lot of time scouting and talking with locals to understand and authentically tell the story of these powerful women who foster a cultural of leadership and empowerment despite common societal pressures not allowing them to hold the title of “farmer” like their male counterparts get to bare. So badass.
Very grateful for the trust my team had in sending me along, helping us push our vision, and especially for Imraan and Conor for including me in every part of the production. So proud of how everything came together. What a wild ride this was dealing with 3 hr commute times to location, safety concerns due to local extremist groups that lead us to having local military personnel guard us on set, and of course doing this all in the days leading up to the pandemic. We got home literally the day before NY went into lockdown back in 2020.
Art Director: @molnart_
Writer: @jakeknu
ACD/Writer: @conorchampley
ECD: Jeff Anderson
Producers: @dantebda & @katyfuocohill
Director: @imraanski
DoP: Savita Singh
Line Producer: David Hay
Production: Framestore
Agency: Grey
Love hearing all the reactions and stories after watching our latest film for @carryon_ut about how skateboarding has taught so many life lessons and gotten so many of us through some tough times 🫶🏽
Some vroom vroom for INFINITI 🕊️
Senior Art Director: Peter Molnar
ACD/Writer: Zachary Carlson
Creative Director: Joshua Foster
VP, GCD: Bill Carlson
CCO: Brian Carley
Senior Producer: Monica Victor
Producer: Trevor Hembling
Agency: Razorfish, PXP
Executive Producer: Viollaine Etienne
Head of Production: JP Colombo
Line Producer: Tracy Broaddus
Director: Daniel Askill
DoP: Matthias Konigswieser
Production: Serial Pictures
Editor: Akiko Iwakawa, RPS
Colorist: Tim Masick, Company 3
Music: Human
Sound Design: Post Human
Mix: Sound Lounge
VFX: Harbor
ON-SET vs FINAL SHOT for “The Lemon Yellow Tights with Cats”
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The film’s visuals walk a fine line between beauty and unease—“on the surface, it’s a stream of stunning visuals, but the closer you look, the more unsettling it becomes,” says Director, Peter Molnar. “Revealing the internal struggle between embracing our uniqueness and the weight of societal opposition.”
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Color was a key tool in shaping this emotional journey. Harbor Senior Colorist Oisín O’Driscoll explains, “The narrative was the key driver for our approach to the color. Playing with openness on the image to accentuate her self-confidence, conversely, the underwater and bath scenes have density and constriction. There is a hint of relief under the water with warm halation across the highlights to lend a light to follow out of the darkness.”
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Director: @molnart_
Producer: @taylormoulton
Writer: @jakeknu
Cinematographer: @katowongdp
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1st AD: @connercope
1st AC: @sp.goff
Gaffer: @romanum3rals
Wardrobe Stylist: @brittany.molnar
Production Designer: @alexaspiroff
Hair and Makeup Artist: @jessiruizbeauty
BTS Photographer: @tannermoulton
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Editor: @molnart_
Post Supervisor: @zachary.olsen.93
Voice Over: @janisdreams5
Title Design & Motion: @coopidydoopidy
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Color: @harborpictureco
Senior Colorist: @oisin_colour
Senior Color Assist: Scarlett Thiele & Joni Brandenburg
Color Assist: Elizabeth Hickey
Senior Producer, Color: @brad.a.m
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Music: Human @humanworldwide
Composers: @jonathanrussellmusic & @sloanlogic
Music Producer: Joshua Green
Mix & Sound Design: @posthumanmix
Mixer & Sound Designer: @sloanlogic
Post Producer: Rob Suchecki
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BTS Images: @ninetyeightstudios_
𝙁𝙎 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙚 / The Lemon Yellow
An unapologetically quirky woman who loves her oddities slowly unravels under the weight of judgment, leading to a poignant self-deconstruction in her desperate search for belonging.
Watch Now on FS + FS YouTube Channel [links in bio]
Director: Peter Molnar @molnart_
Producer: Taylor Moulton @taylormoulton
Writer: Jake Knudsen @jakeknu
Cast: Janis Guzman @janisdreams5
Director of Photography: Kato Wong @katowongdp
1st AC: Spencer Go< @sp.goB
GaBer: Roman Alaivi @romanum3rals
1st AD: Conner Cope @connercope
BTS Photographer: Tanner Moulton @tannermoulton
Wardrobe Stylist: Brittany Grimm @brittany.molnar
Production Designer: Alexa Spiro< @alexaspiroB
Hair and Makeup Artist: Jessi Ruiz @jessiruizbeauty
Editor: Peter Molnar @molnart_
Post Supervisor: Zach Olsen @zachary.olsen.93
Voice Over: Janis Guzman @janisdreams5
Title Design & Motion: Cooper Epps @coopidydoopidy
Color: Harbor @harborpictureco
Senior Colorist: Oisín O’Driscoll @oisin_colour
Senior Color Assist: Scarlett Thiele & Joni Brandenburg
Color Assist: Elizabeth Hickey
Senior Producer, Color: Brad Martin @brad.a.m
Music: Human @humanworldwide
Composers: Jonathan Russell & Sloan Alexander @jonathanrussellmusic@sloanlogic
Music Producer: Joshua Green
Mix & Sound Design: Post Human @posthumanmix
Mixer & Sound Designer: Sloan Alexander @sloanlogic
Post Producer: Rob Suchecki
Special thanks to: Paul Meyers @pmeyersdp , James Dean Wells @jamesdeanwells ,
Anthony Garetti @studio_garetti_2.0 , John Fraizer @johndfraz & Desi Videl
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The Lemon Yellow Tights with Cats
Nothing better than shooting with old friends and new friends. This weekend was such a blast with so many laughs, good music, and juicy secrets. This short film and story is truly something special and would not have happened without everyone’s passion and sacrifices. Can’t wait to share the final product once we’re done with post 🎥
BTS 📸 @ninetyeightstudios_@janisdreams5@taylormoulton@katowongdp@jakeknu@connercope@sp.goff@alexaspiroff@jessiruizbeauty@tannermoulton
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