Sebastian Sommer was born in Syracuse, New York. He moved to New York City at an early age. He grew up on the upper east side of New York City. He graduated from Baruch College Campus High School. He attended New York University Tisch School Of The Arts. His short films have screened at the Guggenheim Museum and TriBeCa Film Festival. He directed the feature length movie Dragon. It was released on streaming and VOD. He quit film and became a video game developer.