Sebastian is a sensual and soul-searching story with the emerging Finnish writer-director Mikko Mäkelä and Ruaridh Mollica, the film’s 24-year-old Scottish-Italian star.
Mollica plays Max, a young hotshot writer with a book deal and a cushy gig at a literary magazine. But, by night, he’s “Sebastian,” a male escort who uses a website to set up appointments with clientele who are frequently older.
Sebastian’s sexual exploits become fodder for Max’s writing, but no one in his life, not his editor, his family, or his best friend knows that Max is actually writing about himself.
As the lines between fact and fiction blur, Max navigates his sexuality and what he really wants out of life, and Mäkelä’s films probes ideas around identity, authorship, gay shame, and inter-generational differences within our community.
The movie premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the most important platform for independent films.
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