Occupation Film Director Name Mikel Karlsson | Role Film director | |
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Born 1977 Varberg, Sweden Movies The Extraordinary Ordinary Life of Jose Gonzalez, Halsningar fran Skogen People also search for Fredrik Egerstrand, Erik Hemmendorff | ||
Mikel Cee Karlsson (born 15 August 1977) is a Swedish film director. He has directed two feature-length documentaries as well as numerous music videos for artists like Fever Ray and Junip. Mikel is known for his darkly absurd and often disturbing imagery.
Biography
Mikel Cee Karlsson was born in 1977, in Varberg, Sweden. Mikel graduated from the School of Photography and Film, Gothenburg University in 2005. In addition to his two feature-length documentaries, he has directed numerous music videos for artists like Fever Ray, José González, The Amplifetes, The Perishers and Junip. Since 2007, Mikel is a part of the highly acclaimed Swedish production company Plattform Produktion (Involuntary 2008, Play 2011). His award-winning first feature-length documentary Greetings From The Woods had its international premiere in competition in Locarno International Film Festival, 2009. His second documentary The Extraordinary Ordinary Life of José González premiered in competition at the 2010 edition of Göteborg International Film Festival and was also selected for Hot Docs in 2011.