For his Oscar-contending documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, filmmaker Benjamin Ree drew inspiration from literary sources as much or more than cinematic ones. “One of my main interests is ...

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“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” tells a moving narrative by visually recreating a dying player’s relationships within World of Warcraft. By Brandon Yu One year and about 30 test screenings into his ...

On the latest episode of Westdoc Online, veteran Norwegian documentarian Benjamin Ree sits down with host and executive producer Chuck Braverman to discuss his latest film, The Remarkable Life of ...

In darkness, Robert and Trude Steen, the parents of a disabled son who died, found extraordinary light. Director Benjamin Ree’s documentary “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” tells their story which ...

When Mats Steen died of Duchenne muscular dystrophy at the age of 25 in 2014, he left behind the passwords to a rich life that he had lived online as his condition worsened, much of it in the ...

Director Benjamin Ree and editor Robert Stengård tell IndieWire about mapping out the story of Mats Steen's life in multiple formats (including animation) to create a more complete picture. A lot of ...

For the Oscar-shortlisted documentary "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin," director Benjamin Ree made several unique choices. The film tells the story of a young Norwegian man, Mats Steen, whose battle ...

Benjamin Ree, director of 'The Remarkable Life of Ibelin' Kristoffer Kumar/Elevation Pictures For his Oscar-contending documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, filmmaker Benjamin Ree drew ...

Do you want to see a magic trick? In upcoming doc “The Greatest Illusion,” Benjamin Ree – behind Oscar-shortlisted “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” and “The Painter and the Thief” – will focus on ...