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60 of 88 · most liked firstThe story of a Warcraft player who captured all our hearts. The Remarkable Life of Ibelin comes to Netflix October 25.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched The Remarkable Life of Ibelin. Need a hug.
positive · AI labelView post →The Remarkable Life of Ibelin is perhaps the most touching movie I experienced last year. Check it out on Netflix. The story behind it is extraordinary, as well:
positive · AI labelView post →Brian Eno and filmmaker Gary Hustwit discuss their film "Eno"; and director Benjamin Ree talks about "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin" - both interviews were recorded in front of a live audience at the inaugural London edition of Documentary Spotlight www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFSJ...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just watched The Remarkable Life of Ibelin and oh my goodness, I'm a mess. Such a moving film about the virtual lives we lead, and about how we wish to be understood. Bring tissues, I started crying about three minutes in and didn't stop
positive · AI labelView post →I cry quite easily, so a small sample of films that have made my eyes misty are: The Remarkable Life of Ibelin Bridge to Terabithia A Monster Calls
positive · AI labelView post →The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024). I had been patiently waiting for this doc to drop on Netflix. I cried like a baby, multiple times. Very, very good. > Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer, died of a degenerative muscular disease at the age of 25. His parents mourned what they thought had been a lonely and isolated life, when they started receiving messages from online friends around the world.
positive · AI labelView post →[invite | gifted] Yesterday I had the amazing privilege of being invited to the @netflixuk.bsky.social offices to have a Q&A with Benjamin Ree, the director of The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, hosted by Netflix and Muscular Dystrophy UK ! Gaming is community, babes 👾
neutral · AI labelView post →The Remarkable Life of Ibelin is truly an emotional, captivating and moving documentary movie. Mats touched so many people's lives and his friends touched his too. To my dear friends online, you matter so much. Thank you for being in my life and thank you for the memories we make together.
positive · AI labelView post →"The Remarkable Life of Ibelin" is a tear-jerker of a documentary that is technically impressive and deeply humanistic. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just watched “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” #worldofwarcraft I have never cried more during a movie in my life 😭 Literally already started crying in the first few minutes
positive · AI labelView post →UK friends, have a listen to THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN director Benjamin Ree talk to @cerysmatthews.bsky.social on her @bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social show about the doc's subject Mats Steen, what it took to tell his story, & our collaborative musical relationship! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Oscars are tonight and... I just don't care too much this time. The only movie I really wanted to root for was the documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, but it didn't make the final cut.
positive · AI labelView post →Some beautiful insights here from director Benjamin Ree, Mats Steen's mother and father Trude and Robert, and Producer Ingvil Giske on the making of THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN here in @throfficial.bsky.social 💚🌱 www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched The Remarkable Life of Ibelin again and god damn, it's a beautiful film. Every gamer should watch it. youtu.be/lM_hkJ0Rl-c?...
positive · AI labelView post →I highly recommend watching "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin". It is not really about Duchenne but more so about a young man with Duchenne who found a way to build human relationships that we should all strive for through the world of gaming.
positive · AI labelView post →A bit late to the party, but I still wanted to jot down some thoughts on watching The Remarkable Life of Ibelin last month #WoW #Ibelin
neutral · AI labelView post →#TheRemarkableLifeofIbelin #Documentary #Disability #Europe #Norway www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oc...
neutral · AI labelView post →Now on Netflix THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN is a beautiful and sad doc about a family discovering their son’s unknown life in virtual communities. It's refreshing to see a film that presents a counter argument to the knee jerk attitude that online connections are inherently superficial or harmful.
positive · AI labelView post →Just listening to this wonderful story about the connections we make through gaming on Cerys Matthews show on @bbc6music and the film ‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin’ by Benjamin Rees www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
neutral · AI labelView post →My favorite movie that hasn't gotten awards attention is The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, a documentary about a disabled Norwegian man who found community through World of Warcraft. After he died, his family pieced together his online life, full of experiences they thought he never got to have.
positive · AI labelView post →The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, a doc film about the power of online community, has been shortlisted for the Academy Award for Documentary Feature Film. If you haven't seen it yet, you should. Congrats to all involved.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched The Remarkable Life of Ibelin last night. I have never played WoW in my life. What a beautiful film. Displays perfectly such an impactful life led by a young man almost entirely within a DIGITAL GAME WORLD. It's on Netflix now — Highly recommend it! ⚔️
positive · AI labelView post →If you enjoyed The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, give it a vote over here: cinemaeyehonors.com/audience-cho...
neutral · AI labelView post →NO FUCKING WAYYYY The Remarkable Life of Ibelin documentary is getting a film adaptation with Charlie Plummer and TONI COLLETTE ?!?!?! O joyous day ?????
neutral · AI labelView post →Hidden Levels Ep. 4: Machinima. Machinima is a portmanteau of "machine" and "cinema," which refers to movies filmed using video games. This tradition is decades old, but its present era is exemplified by projects like Grand Theft Hamlet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1mufiI88kc Created during the pandemic by professional actors, the documentary feature was filmed entirely within the notoriously violent virtual world of Grand Theft Auto 5. The team auditioned strangers from the streets of…
neutral · AI labelView post →Music and movies with Johnny Depp Cerys Matthews Sun 10:00 BBC Radio 6 Music @cerysmatthews.bsky.social chats to Hollywood actor Johnny Depp about scoring and directing the film Modi and to film maker Benjamin Ree about his documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
neutral · AI labelView post →If you are looking for a documentary that is both heartbreaking and life affirming and beautiful, look no further than the Remarkable Life of Ibelin on Netflix. It has been years since I've watched such a moving story. viff.org/whats-on/the...
positive · AI labelView post →‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin’ Review: More Real Than Reality www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/m... Need something to uplift your spirit after a day like today, check out this inspiring film.
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie 16 of 2025! The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024) is a touching story of a wheelchair-using boy whose only social life was on World of Warcraft, and his parents had no idea how many lives he’d touched until after he died.
positive · AI labelView post →A review of the frankly incredible life affirming documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin. Go watch it whenever you can!
positive · AI labelView post →Watched The Remarkable Life of Ibelin tonight (Netflix). Really enjoyed it. A good example of the power of online connection. Definitely more than one tear in my eye at the end. #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →I have a review in the January issue of Lancet Child & Adolescent Health discussing the tremendous recent documentary, "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin." It's a really touching and surprisingly innovative documentary that touches on disability and the very real impact of virtual worlds.
positive · AI labelView post →#Oscars shortlist - Best Documentary Feature Film: The Bibi Files Black Box Diaries Dahomey Daughters Eno Frida Hollywoodgate No Other Land Porcelain War Queendom The Remarkable Life of Ibelin Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat Sugarcane Union Will & Harper
neutral · AI labelView post →The Remarkable Life of Ibelin. If you haven't seen this movie, you're missing out. It's heavy, but so good.
positive · AI labelView post →Films Watched in 2024: #460 I’m finishing up my workday with another film on the IDA Awards Shortlist - Benjamin Ree’s THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN. #NowWatching
neutral · AI labelView post →Just watched The Remarkable Life of Ibelin 😭 Wonderful movie if you're in the mood for a good cry.
positive · AI labelView post →I review movies now (as long as they are WoW related). The Remarkable Life of Ibelin is great. A powerful reminder of how games bring people together, and how just because something happened in a virtual world doesn't mean it's any less real. www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-...
positive · AI labelView post →Benjamin Ree’s doc about Mats Steen, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, is available to stream on Netflix Friday. www.metacritic.com/movie/the-re... “A moving documentary that excavates the question of the ‘real’ in a profoundly humanistic and unconventional way.” - Alissa Wilkinson, NY Times
neutral · AI labelView post →❝Deeply missed, never forgotten❞ 🕹️ The Remarkable Life of Ibelin 🎮 is such a beautiful film 🎬 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rem...
neutral · AI labelView post →Being down, isolated, and frustrated can halt positive thinking. The Netflix film “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” covers a terminal young boy. Being in a broken body and homebound, he built lasting friendships. These friends told his parents he’d helped them all before his death. Amazing young man.
neutral · AI labelView post →You saying this instantly brought to mind this movie The Remarkable Life of Ibelin The young man that the documentary is about brought together a mother and her autistic son from whom she longed to have that hug, through the online game Warcraft. Beautiful film and a film you could watch together
neutral · AI labelView post →For the day that's in it, I don't think I've straight up balled at a film in a warm hearted way as I've just done with The Remarkable Life of Ibelin. A fantastic reminder of the sheer power of the online world to forge human connection... g.co/kgs/Pkp5CSG
positive · AI labelView post →Proud to say that three @peabodyawards.bsky.social documentary nominees screened at last fall’s Hawai’i International Film Festival: Black Box Diaries, The Last of the Sea Women, and The Remarkable Life of Ibelin.
neutral · AI labelView post →Delighted to be up for Best Original Score for THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN at Gullruten 2025 - alongside our director Benjamin Ree & editor Robert Stengård in their categories! If you haven't seen the film yet, head on over to Netflix to catch it! Proud to have been a part of this stellar team 💪
neutral · AI labelView post →January's MOVIE WATCHING HIGHLIGHTS: What’s Up, Doc? (1972) ★★★★★ Civil War (2024) ★★★★ The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024) ★★★★ Blink Twice (2024) ★★★½ Reviews + other January films: letterboxd.com/stevied/film...
positive · AI labelView post →‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin’ Director on Casting Disabled Actors to Voice His Film: ‘It Was an Easy Choice for Us’ ❤️❤️❤️❤️ #Disability variety.com/2025/awards/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Wonderful interview here with THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN director Benjamin Ree, discussing Mats' story, and the process of transposing it to screen. #theremarkablelifofibelin #europeanfilmclub
neutral · AI labelView post →Best Documentary Film - Winner: The Remarkable Life Of Ibelin - Runner-up: Will & Harper #CACF2024 #CACFAwards
neutral · AI labelView post →The Remarkable Life of Ibelin is the movie of the year for me to be honest
positive · AI labelView post →I got to see Dune Part 2 in San Francisco with the amazing Escape Hatch podcast community (and appear in a NYT article about it) review my first film (The Remarkable Life of Ibelin), and review WoW's newest expansion. And lots of other fun stuff.
neutral · AI labelView post →The show just fires on all cylinders at all times. I think I've teared up to more Bluey episodes than every other show/movie I've seen combined... As long as we exclude The Remarkable Life of Ibelin.
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie 117 of 2024: THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN Documentary about the meaningful relationships that can be formed online and the sanctuary that online community can be. I was pretty much crying through this whole thing.
positive · AI labelView post →The Remarkable Life of Ibelin on Netflix is a must watch. It has a great message and some really powerful emotional beats. I cried four times. If you have any reservations about this documentary for whatever reason, I ask that this is one time you make a concession and watch this.
positive · AI labelView post →“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” is a truly remarkable documentary. Hear @LarryHott review this award-winning film and Errol Morris’s new film, “Separated,” about family separations at the border in the first Trump administration. Click on the link below. rb.gy/axcycn
neutral · AI labelView post →So happy to see the Remarkable Life of Ibelin discussed in the Algorithm Breakers. A film about community, what it is to live while dying from #Duchenne. @mattgalloway.bsky.social this film is part of why I messaged you about the value of social media and an online life for kids with disabilities.
neutral · AI labelView post →I just watched 'The Remarkable Life of Ibelin'. I urge you all to give it a watch, this amazing kid poured his life into helping others through WoW. It is an amazing story and a perfectly created film to commemorate his life
positive · AI labelView post →The Remarkable Life of Ibelin really moved me. My review www.thefilmagazine.com/the-remarkab...
positive · AI labelView post →Netflix’s The Remarkable Life of Ibelin will restore your faith in humanity. Here’s my interview with the director, Benjamin Ree filmmakermagazine.com/127700-inter...
positive · AI labelView post →⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Touching #Documentary from #director #BenjaminRee. A Norwegian family discovers the hidden life of their son after his death - in an online #FantasyGameWorld #StreamingOnNetflix #TheRemarkableLifeofIbelin (2024) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19811010/
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