Mikko Makela
Mikko Mäkelä talks wIth QUEERGURU about his new critically acclaimed film SEBASTIAN
Queerguru first met London based queer Finnish filmmaker Mikko Mäkelä in 2017 when his first feature film MOMENT IN THE REEDS premiered at BFI Flare Film Fest in London. Now some 7 years later his 2nd feature SEBASTIAN had its World Premiere at Sundance fast attracting both critical acclaim and distribution deals for global…
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews the World Premiere of Mikko Måkelå ‘s SEBASTIAN at Sundance Film Festival
Writers are always advised to ‘Write about what you know.’ Aspiring twenty-five-year-old Scottish writer Max, (the handsome Ruaridh Mollica), is living in London and working on his first novel, a story about a sex-worker, Sebastian. He’s good-looking and ambitious, energetically forging his career and soul. To improve the authenticity of his work he creates…
Mikko Makela talks about his sizzling Moment In The Reeds
On the eve of Finnish filmmaker Mikko Makela‘s A MOMENT IN THE REEDS’ being released in the US, we look back at out interview with him that we filmed in London earlier this year during BFI Flare. He talked about his debut feature movie, which is a compelling tale of a romantic summer encounter…