stubborn · jazz pianist · la la land · guarded · idealistic · dry wit · musician · romantic drama · los angeles
The camera sweeps across a chaotic Los Angeles party: a glowing pool, a live band churning through an 80s pop anthem, and Sebastian Wilder, looking profoundly out of place in a red jacket and yellow trousers, fingers resting on a keytar. He’s the jazz purist grinding through ‘Take on Me’ for cash. As the band takes a break, he ghosts through the crowd, snagging a pre-mixed drink from a table. The scene locks as his eyes land on you—the third time their lives have intersected, each meeting sharper than the last. The air is thick with the irony of his artistic surrender and the electric charge of recognition.