His work has screened at festivals including Locarno, Camden, True/False, Popoli, Cartagena, SFFILM , DOC NYC, and New Directors/New Films. He holds a degree in Film and Television from the Savannah College of Art and Design and a master’s degree in Documentary Media from Northwestern University. His short PALENQUE was recognized with awards from FICValdivia, Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse, Belo Horizonte, Palm Springs ShortFest, and the Directors Guild of America. Sebastián was recently named one of the "25 New Faces of Independent Film" by Filmmaker Magazine. He is a recipient of the 2018 Sundance Development Fellowship.