Personal Essay

Personal essays

Creative Practice

Sep 10, 2026

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2 min read

Vidéothèque - A Portal

Dropping into the unified field of cinematic consciousness

Sebastien Tobler

Storytelling

Sep 3, 2026

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3 min read

FilAms Don't Need to Go Home

Because they're already there.

Sebastien Tobler

World Building

Aug 28, 2026

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3 min read

World Building a la Third Culture

Composting time, memory and place onto the page.

Sebastien Tobler

Film Criticism

Aug 25, 2026

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4 min read

What Tony Missed About Bourdain

The Tony biopic captures Bourdain's vibe but misses the substance.

Sebastien Tobler

Joy

Aug 21, 2026

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2 min read

Joy Exclusivity

Filmmakers of color are asked to justify their joy in ways white filmmakers are never asked to justify their suffering. On what gets to be a story — and who gets to tell one just because they feel like it.

Sebastien Tobler

Collective Action

Aug 17, 2026

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2 min read

The Three Earths

Understand the Moment We Are In And Build the World We Deserve

Sebastien Tobler

Filmmaking

Aug 14, 2026

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2 min read

In The Mood for Feelings

AI-generated writing and inexperienced screenwriters fail in the same way because metaphor requires a life lived.

Sebastien Tobler

Filmmaking

Finding My Voice: Between Cultures and Cinema

Apr 24, 2025

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4 min read

Finding My Voice: Between Cultures and Cinema

Growing up between countries, languages, and identities meant I never quite fit anywhere. Cinema is where I finally learned to speak.

Sebastien Tobler

Personal Essay

Vidéothèque - A Portal

FilAms Don't Need to Go Home

World Building a la Third Culture

What Tony Missed About Bourdain

Joy Exclusivity

The Three Earths

In The Mood for Feelings

Finding My Voice: Between Cultures and Cinema

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