'Sebastian' Movie Follows Gay Man's Surprise Journey To Sex Work

LOADING ERROR LOADING Writer-director Mikko Mäkelä and actor Ruaridh Mollica don’t mind if audiences seek out their new movie, “Sebastian,” for its abundance of steamy love scenes ― so long as those folks are willing to engage with the film’s coming-of-age story, too. After lining up a dream interview with “American Psycho” author Bret Easton Ellis, Max is ready for his next big project: a novel set in the underworld of queer sex workers. When a publisher suggests that the book would work better as a first-person narrative, Max takes the plunge into sex work firsthand and moonlights as “Sebastian,” an escort on a gay hookup app. “I love that the film is a story of self-acceptance and overcoming fears, whether they are fears put upon you by your own psyche or external fears.” When it came time for the movie’s sex scenes, Mollica worked closely with an intimacy coordinator.