Sean McLoughlin, aka. Jacksepticeye, in a scene from the trailer of the new documentary film, 'How Did We Get Here?'

New documentary film to explore Jacksepticeye's rise to online stardom

Adrian Cusack

Published: Thu 10 Feb 2022, 6:43 PM

Last updated: Fri 11 Feb 2022, 11:39 AM

Sean McLoughlin, the local YouTube celebrity better known as Jacksepticeye, announced today that a documentary film will be released in the coming weeks charting his rise to online stardom.

The film, entitled How Did We Get Here? will premiere internationally on Monday, February 28, as a ticketed livestreaming event on the Moment House platform. Tickets went on sale today for an 'early bird' price of €10.55.

Sean (32) is a native of Cloghan, Offaly, and a former student of Athlone IT. He has 28 million subscribers on YouTube, where he posts lively and amusing clips that are mostly based around video games.

He started his YouTube channel from his family home but moved to an apartment in Athlone as his videos exploded in popularity during the mid-2010s.

Some of his family members, including his mother Florrie and his brother Malcolm, are among those interviewed in How Did We Get Here?

Sean's mother, Florrie, being interviewed for 'How Did We Get Here?'

A synopsis of the film describes it as "an intimate reflection on life in the digital age" which "follows Sean'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."

Now based in Brighton, England, Sean made a cameo appearance in the Ryan Reynolds film Free Guy which was released last year.

Here is the trailer for How Did We Get Here?: