Confined to a wheelchair and suffering from a degenerative muscular disease, a young Norwegian man was believed to be living in relative isolation in a physically limited world. Yet as Ibelin, his alter ego inside the World of Warcraft online game, Mats Steen created a full universe for himself, where he lived, loved, strove and hoped to the greatest extent his soul could muster. It’s an axiom that we can never really know what another person is going through, and Benjamin Ree’s film is a fresh reminder of that truth.
The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Benjamin Ree.
This film contains the following accessibility options for viewers:
Closed Captioning for online screenings
All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.