How does a kid in Ireland go from playing video games to paying large arenas? How Did We Get Here? charts the course that Sean McLoughlin took when he become Jacksepticeye on the internet. He has millions of followers and his videos are seen by hundreds of millions. What happens when he steps away from the computer and stands on a stage in front of the people who watch him on their laptops and phones. The documentary comes out on digital and OnDemand this March 15th. Here’s the press release from Shout! Factory:
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| CAPTIVATING COMEDY WORLD TOUR IS NOW A NEW FEATURE FILM JACKSEPTICEYE PRESENTS HOW DID WE GET HERE? Directed by Tucker Prescott AVAILABLE TO OWN OR RENT DIGITALLY MARCH 15, 2022 |
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| Catch the Official Movie Trailer https://youtu.be/fQdg97IkEu4 |
| With over 27 million YouTube subscribers, Jacksepticeye personifies what it means to be a viral sensation. Shout! Studios, in collaboration with Real Good Touring, is set to unleash HOW DID WE GET HERE?, the inspiring story of Sean McLoughlin (a.k.a. Jacksepticeye), who became one of YouTube’s biggest stars and formed an amazing world community around him in the process. Directed by Tucker Prescott, this captivating feature-length movie debuts Tuesday, March 15, 2022, on major VOD and digital platforms in North America. Sean McLoughlin was just a kid in rural Ireland. Now, he’s Jacksepticeye, one of the world’s top influencers. His visibility expands beyond YouTube and gaming and into pop culture at large. When he embarks on his first world tour, Sean contemplates his journey, his upbringing, and the nature of modern online celebrity and fandom as he meets the people across the world who changed his life and whose lives he’s changed with his videos and the community they’ve built. Debuting for the first time on major VOD and digital platforms in North America, HOW DID WE GET HERE? is an intimate reflection on life in the digital age and follows McLoughlin’s journey through the highest highs – chanting crowds, sold-out shows, and marriage proposals – and lowest lows –grappling with loneliness in the harsh Irish winter, and the life and wonder in between. Directed by Tucker Prescott Produced by Sean McLoughlin & Brent Lilley Executive Produced by Arin Hanson * Nicole Ambrose Director of Photography Tucker Prescott Edited by Lisa Hendricks & Tucker Prescott Second Camera Jack Walsh Assistant Editor Michael Shoppell Audio Mastering Jed Shiheng Xu Score Kellen + Kique Studio Engineer Jake Perrine Recorded at Bredouw Barn Jacksepticeye Presents HOW DID WE GET HERE? Hits On-Demand and Digital March 15, 2022 |
