The Remarkable Life of Ibelin follows the story of Norwegian gamer Mats Steen who died of a degenerative muscular disease at 25. His parents mourned their son believing that he lived a lonely and isolated existence. His father, Robert, updated the blog that Mats kept as a way to break the news of Mats’s passing. It was then that the truth of their son’s life started unfolding as his online community reached out.
Through reconstructed animated moments from Mat’s gameplay, narrated entries from his blog and interviews with the people who knew him as Ibelin, a picture of a remarkable young man emerges, one that underscores how community and soulful relationships can transcend the boundaries of the physical world.
The full documentary will be available on Netflix from 25 October.