IRL is an unfiltered chronicle of the six-month rampage through Seoul by nuisance streamers Johnny Somali, currently incarcerated in South Korea for multiple crimes, and Ice Poseidon, the “Godfather” of IRL (In-Real-Life) streaming.
IRL is a cautionary tale, as toxic online clout-chasing collides with cultural values, the law, and basic decency. Rare, exclusive footage and on-the-ground access make IRL a timely portrait of live streaming’s dark side.
THE TRAILERS
THE EVIDENCE
EXHIBIT A
The Bangkok Lapdance
EXHIBIT B
The Merch of the Movement
EXHIBIT C
The Goblin
EXHIBIT D
The Calm Before the Storm
EXHIBIT E
The Chaos
EXHIBIT F
The Arrest
EXHIBIT G
Halloween
EXHIBIT H
The Lettuce
EXHIBIT I
The Camera is Your Eyes
EXHIBIT I
The Demon Inside
EXHIBIT K
The Match
EXHIBIT L
How to Go to Court
"They don't want you to see this movie."
The scourge of nuisance streaming thrives on the indifference of the general public. A common question I get is, "Why give nuisance streamers attention? Why give them a platform?" But what does attention mean to them? The platform they crave is the uncritical gaze of their cultish fans, not the harsh daylight that leads to consequences. IRL is the attention they don't want; it is the platform they fear.
–Gabe Salgado, Director’s Statement