Sebastian is a multi-disciplinary creative director and filmmaker with proven experience in film, television, advertising and social media. In 2024, Seb was selected to join the TV collective’s Breakthrough Leaders programme.
His Sky Original documentary "Celebrating Black Cinema with Naomie Harris" aired in October 2024. It features talent such as Lashana Lynch (The Day of the Jackal) and Adrian Lester (Renegade Nell).
Seb has worked for SKY Cinema, UKTV, Discovery Channel, A+E Network, Peaky Blinders, Vodafone, Sony, Sainsbury's, Samsung, Rambert Dance Company, Tesco, World Health Organisation, KFC, Volvo and NHS.
Accolades include PromoNews - Film of the Month, Creativepool Annual Best Production (2021, 2022, 2023), Shiny Network - New Directors Award, Film the House - Best Film (2016), and Film Shortage - Pick of the Month.
Projects
- BLACK HISTORY MONTH - Dave, UKTVSeb Whyte directs a series of beautiful and hilarious interstitials created for UKTV’s DAVE specifically for Black history month, celebrating Black comedic talent, featuring Big Zuu, Thanyia Moore, Dane Baptiste, Ola Labib, Darren Harriott, Kemah Bob, Sophie Ducker, Jason Forbes and Ivo Graham.
- Rambert Dance in Peaky Blinders - The Redemption of Thomas ShelbySebastian Whyte directs the powerful and beautifully crafted promo for Rambert Dance in Peaky Blinders - The Redemption of Thomas Shelby. The Redemption of Thomas Shelby is a live dance theatre event written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and choreographed and directed by Rambert's Artistic Director Benoit Swan Pouffer. The show opens at the Birmingham Hippodrome in September 2022, then will tour the UK from October until March 2023.
- Note to SelfWe build an hour, a day, a lifetime on what we can remember. So what do we become, when we forget? A trailer for Note to Self, the RAMBERT2 livestream from the creative mind of Choreographer and Rambert Artistic Director, Benoit Swan Pouffer. Actress - Karlina Grace-Paseda Dancers - Rambert2 Director - Sebastian Whyte Artistic Director /Choreographer - Benoit Swan Pouffer Senior Rehearsal Director - Matthew Rich DP - Joseph Hofmann 1st AC - Courtney Andrews 2nd AC - Valentina Catenacci Colo
- World Health Organisation - Changemakers in HealthSebastian Whyte directs a powerful spoken word short film for the World Health Organisation. The personal experiences and stories of health workers around the world are expressed poetically in this simple yet poignant film. The three actors shift between characters as they tell of the often heartbreaking situations these health workers find themselves in around the world. Commissioned by the World Health Organisation, writers (and creative directors) Sarah Sutcliffe and Danny Sheinmann crafted
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Work history
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DIRECTOR | PRODUCER | EDITORFreelance
London, United KingdomFreelance
Create films, commercials, and branded content for television, online and social media.
Skills included: ideation, directing large or small crews, self-shooting (cinematography/videography), video editing, colour grading, 2D motion graphics and sound design.
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PRODUCER/DIRECTORTrue North Productions
- London, United KingdomFreelance
Produce/Directed and Edit Produced "Celebrating Black Cinema with Naomie Harris" (Documentary, 1x 60’) SKY CINEMA
Featuring Lashana Lynch, Adrian Lester, Oti Mabuse and Trevor Nelson.
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Skills
- Film
- Creative Direction
- Filmmaking
- Brand Content
- Advertising
- Video Directing
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Art Direction
- Film Directing
- Film Editing
Education