Sebastian graduated Stanford University in 2002 with a major in
Journalism, then moved to Los Angeles to work as assistant to legendary
B-movie producer Roger Corman. After various entertainment stints
(including working as Director's Assistant on "CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation" for a season), Sebastian was accepted into USC's
Graduate School of Cinematic Arts.
While in Grad School he was twice named a Coca-Cola Refreshing
Filmmaker Finalist, and his award-winning graduate thesis "Magellan"
went on to screen in over 40 film-festivals internationally. After
graduation, Sebastian was named a 2010 Nicholl Fellowship finalist for
his comedy script "Drunk-Dialing." Concurrently, he began work as a
freelance Commercial and Music Video director.