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A Writer's Double Life Blurs Boundaries In 'Sebastian'
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A Writer's Double Life Blurs Boundaries In 'Sebastian'

A Writer's Double Life Blurs Boundaries In 'Sebastian'

All Of It with Alison Stewart

August 2, 202425m 24s

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Show Notes

In the film "Sebastian,"  Max is a 25-year-old aspiring novelist, living in London and paying his dues working at a literary magazine. Frustrated by his own ambitions and the pressures to succeed, Max begins moonlighting as a sex worker with the pseudonym Sebastian, secretly meeting men via an escorting platform and using his experiences to fuel his stories. Director Mikko Mäkelä  and Ruaridh Mollica who plays Max, joins to discuss the film, which is out in select theaters tomorrow.

*This segment is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar

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