Trailer

Max, is a 25-year-old freelance writer and aspiring novelist who seems well on his way to success in London’s cultural spheres. Yet by night, he finds a different kind of exhilaration as a sex worker with the pseudonym Sebastian, meeting clients via an escorting platform. Max uses his experiences as Sebastian to fuel his stories but he increasingly struggles to remain in control of a delicately balanced double-life, and he needs to find out whether his alter ego is just a tool for first-hand authenticity or whether something more is at stake.

Mikko Mäkelä

Mikko Mäkelä

Finnish-British filmmaker. Their debut feature, A Moment in the Reeds (2017), screened at 100 festivals and earned various nominations. Made the shorts Palvelus (2022) and Nothing Special (2023) before directing their second feature, Sebastian, which premiered at Sundance. A Berlinale Talents alumnus and part of the BIFA Springboard Programme.

  • Sebastian
  • Sebastian
  • Sebastian
  • Sebastian
  • Sebastian

 

DAY SECTION CINEMA
Thursday, 10/10 21:30* Estação NET Rio 5
Friday, 11/10 17:00 Estação NET Gávea 4
Saturday, 12/10 21:15* Reserva Cultural Niterói 3
Sunday, 13/10 18:45 Cinesystem Praia de Botafogo 5

* Introduction by the guest(s) and/or Q&A
** Free session