Friday, August 2 & Saturday, August 3 at 6:45 p.m.: Q&As with director Mikko Makela moderated by Ryan Lattanzio from Indiewire (Fri) and Kevin Fallon from The Daily Beast (Sat)

In this queer drama, we follow Max, 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 men via an escorting platform. Max uses his experiences as Sebastian to fuel his stories and the worthy debut novel that he has been longing to write, finally seems within reach. As Max increasingly struggles to remain in control of a delicately balanced double-life, he must reckon with whether Sebastian is merely a writer’s tool in their quest for the ultimate sense of first-hand authenticity –or whether something more is at stake.

Previously screened as a Sneak Preview + Q&A with director Mikko Makela and star Ruaridh Mollica June 27, 2024

Official Selection: Sundance