Dutch filmmaker Sebastian Mulder (1994) explores the conflicts and interactions between humans and other nature, and the influence of technology on these relationships. His short essayistic documentaries, in which he likes to experiment with unconventional forms, have been screened and awarded at numerous festivals around the world.
His graduation film for his audiovisual media degree at the University of Arts in Utrecht, Nature: All Rights Reserved (2016), was screened at Palm Springs, Ji.hlava and awarded Best European Student film at Go Short. In 2021, NAYA - Der Wald hat tausend Augen premiered at Hot Docs and won the Best Documentary Form award at Kurzefilmtage Winterthur. In 2023 his short documentary And a Happy New Year premiered at IDFA, winning the Best Youth Documentary Award.
Sebastian was selected for the VPRO Dorst Pitch (2017), the IDFA - Zapp Doc Lab (2021) and the Filmforward x IDFA Vrijplaats (2024). He is currently working on a videoinstalation entitled Nature: A Self(ie) and his first feature lenght documentary.
Additionally, Sebastian teaches at photography museum FOAM and Filmmuseum Eye in Amsterdam, conducting film and photography workshops and tours.
Sebastian is based in Amsterdam.