The Remarkable Life of Ibelin.

Norwegian gamer Steen battled the degenerative disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and passed away in 2014 aged 25.

However, during his 25 years, he touched many lives via his World of Warcraft avatar, Ibelin.

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin trailer screenshot showing Steens character receiving a kiss in game

In addition to using archival footage, Ree also worked with animators on the documentary.

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin will be available to stream via Netflix from 25th October.

you’ve got the option to check out a trailer for the upcoming documentary above.

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“It’s a huge honour that Ibelin will now be on Netflix,” Ree said.

“Mats Steen’s story will be available to so many millions of people across the world.

“I couldn’t be more excited.”

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