Molat and Molat -
going to LA

This is the story of Pascal Molat dancing, as told by Matisse Molat, age 5

We made this film during Pascal Molat's final year as classical ballet dancer for San Francisco Ballet. He wanted to incorporate his love of contemporary ballet and hip hop into the choreography for the film. I wanted to find a way to include his charming son Matisse because I felt like it completes a full circle for Pascal who started dancing when he was a boy. When Pascal was 11 years old, he chose dancing over soccer, which he was also extremely good at, because he enjoyed performing on stage so much. I recorded Matisse's casual conversation about soccer, his father's stage roles, and everything else a five year old likes to talk about while I played soccer alone with him in his back yard. From all of those pieces, we made this film. Enjoy!

the challenge

Finding a way to include Pascal’s son, and finding a narrative thread for the film.