''Sebastian'' is a Canadian romantic drama film, which premiered at the
Inside Out Film and Video Festival
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Film
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in May 2017. The feature directorial debut of James Fanizza, the film is an expansion of the 2014 short film of the same name, which was written by Fanizza but directed by Ricky Bryant.
The film centres on Alex (Fanizza), a man in Toronto whose unfulfilling relationship with his boyfriend Nelson (Guifré Bantjes-Rafols) is complicated when he meets and falls for Sebastian (
Alex House
Alexander Charles Albert House (born December 11, 1986) is a Canadian actor best known for his Gemini Award winning role in the television series ''Todd and the Book of Pure Evil''.
Early life
House was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canad ...
), Nelson's visiting cousin from Argentina. The film's cast also includes Brian McCook, better known as drag entertainer
Katya Zamolodchikova
Brian Joseph McCook, known by his drag persona Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova (russian: Екатерина Петровна Замолодчикова), or mononymously as Katya (russian: Катя), is an American drag queen, actor, author ...
, as Xenia.
Critical response
Writing for ''Toronto Film Scene'' magazine, William Brownridge described the film as a relatively typical and predictable romantic drama, but praised the film for depicting well-rounded gay characters: "you may know where Sebastian is headed, but that doesn’t take away from the touching journey to get you there."
"INSIDE OUT 2017 REVIEW: SEBASTIAN"
''Toronto Film Scene'', May 25, 2017.
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2017 films
Canadian LGBT-related films
2017 LGBT-related films
Canadian romantic drama films
LGBT-related romantic drama films
Films set in Toronto
English-language Canadian films
2017 romantic drama films
Gay-related films
2010s English-language films
2010s Canadian films
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