Step into the world of DUST
Trailer out now!
Get ready to put yourself in the shoes of two men on their last day of freedom.
A film by Anke Blondé, written by Angelo Tijssens, starring Arieh Worthalter and Jan Hammenecker.
World premiere in the Official Competition at @berlinale 2026.
#Berlinale2026 #DUST
DUST (2026)
Director Anke Blondé’s sophomore feature collaboration with screenwriter Angelo Tijssens - DUST - will have its World Premiere in the Main Competition at @berlinale 2026!
Set at the height of Belgium’s 90s tech boom, two founders spend their last day of freedom as the web of lies behind their empire closes in, forcing them to confront the truth-and themselves.
Very proud to be the UK producers on this beautiful and impressive film!
Director: Anke Blondé
Producers: Dries Phlypo
Co-Producers: James Watson, Mikko Mäkelä, Joanna Szymanska, Krystyna Kantor, Giorgos Karnavas
Production companies.: A Private View, Bêtes Sauvages, Shipsboy, Heretic
Cast: Arieh Worthalter, Jan Hammenecker, Anthony Welsh, Fania Sorel, Thibaud Dooms, Jane Desmet, Aldona Jankowska
Huge thanks to the BFI Global Screen Fund for the support for the UK!
See SEBASTIAN in these UK cinemas this week, released by @peccadillopics .
'[a] tender, thoughtful sexual odyssey'
THE OBSERVER
‘Provocative, explicit, and ultimately tender’
INDIEWIRE
‘An intriguing exploration of sex, identity, restraint and abandon’
SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
‘Sebastian is a refreshingly authentic exploration of sex work’
THE NEW STATESMAN
‘Completely absorbing and touching’
BRET EASTON ELLIS
Edit: Entries now close
Here's a chance to win tickets to SEBASTIAN Q&A screening at the @riocinema London on Thursday 3rd April (6.30pm)
To enter, like the post and tag a friend in comments. Easy!
Two winners will be selected at random by 12noon on Thursday.
See you there.
* fun fact: the club scene was filmed at Dalston Superstore. Do you recognise it? 😊
A year ago premiering Sebastian in Sundance - an incredible experience here documented in blurry focus. Huge thanks to @kyutani and @eugonline in whom I’m in awe of, that they should do this every year and change people’s lives through a festival like no other. This is very late, but it was on the first Sunday of the festival that we had our World Premiere, so also this is just in time.
SEBASTIAN on nyt elokuvateattereissa kautta maan! ⎹ Playing now in Finnish cinemas nationwide! 📽️🔥
“Kaunis ja itsevarma elokuva” – Helsingin Sanomat
”Completely absorbing and touching.” – Bret Easton Ellis
"A compelling portrait of identity and acceptance." – Cinemalogue
"An intriguing exploration of sex, identity, restraint and abandon." – Screen Daily
"Provocative, explicit, and ultimately tender." – IndieWire
"Soulful and observant. A gripping wonder...with [a] keen, sensual eye." - LA Times
“Compelling, provocative and incredibly complex…a stunning portrait of a lost young man attempting to find his place in the world.” – Film Updates
"A fascinating sexual journey about accepting all facets of ourselves."
- Mercury News
"A piercing study of a 25-year-old's search for identity" - Screen Rant
Very excited to be on board the wonderful Anke Blondé’s DUST as UK co-producer, with Dries Phlypo leading the way with A Private View, Co-producing with Poland’s Shipsboy and Greece’s Heretic. A huge thank you to the UK Global Screen Fund and the @britishfilminstitute@screendaily for supporting this important and timely film! 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘
Extremely grateful to be selected as a Screen Star of Tomorrow 2024!
This wouldn’t be at all possible without the incredible and continued support of the @britishfilminstitute in making Sebastian, all the way from a blind application with a treatment in 2018 to its premier at Sundance this year!
It’s especially meaningful to be among friends including Sebastian team @solomongolding and @jtbowsher , and many others who I’ve met through the selection.
Thank you @screendaily !
And 📷 @peter_searle
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