Mikel Cee Karlsson (born 15 August 1977) is a Swedish film director.[1] He has directed three feature-length documentaries as well as numerous music videos for artists like Fever Ray and Junip.[2] Mikel is known for his darkly absurd and often disturbing imagery.
Mikel Cee Karlsson | |
|---|---|
 Mikel Cee Karlsson 2013 | |
| Born | 15 August 1977 Varberg, Sweden |
| Occupation | Film Director |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Biography
editMikel Cee Karlsson was born in 1977, in Varberg, Sweden.[3] Mikel graduated from the School of Photography and Film, Gothenburg University in 2005.[4] In addition to his three feature-length documentaries, he has directed numerous music videos for artists like Fever Ray, José González, The Amplifetes, The Perishers and Junip.[5] Since 2007, Mikel is a part of the highly acclaimed Swedish production company Plattform Produktion (Involuntary 2008, Play 2011, Force Majeure 2014, The Square 2017). His award-winning first feature-length documentary Greetings From The Woods[6] 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. Cee Karlsson third feature length documentary Fraemling premiered in competition at CPH:DOX 2019, nominated in the DOX:Awards category.[7]
Filmography
edit| Year | English Title | Original Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Key | Skateboard Film | |
| 2002 | Fork Boy | Short Film | |
| 2004 | Grown up | Vuxen | Documentary-Short |
| 2005 | The Tough Alliance "Koka-Kola Veins" | Music Video | |
| 2006 | C.Aarmé "Golden Retriever" | Music Video | |
| 2007 | Jai Alai Savant "White on white crime" | Music Video | |
| 2007 | The Perishers "Step out of the shade" | Music Video | |
| 2007 | José González "Down The Line" | Music Video | |
| 2007 | José González "Killing For Love" | Music Video | |
| 2007 | Ida Maria "Oh my god" | Music Video | |
| 2008 | Bonde do role "Office boy" | Music Video | |
| 2008 | Madrugada "Look away Lucifer" | Music Video | |
| 2009 | Greetings from the woods | Hälsningar från skogen | Documentary-Feature |
| 2009 | Fever Ray "Triangle Walks" | Music Video | |
| 2010 | The Extraordinary Ordinary Life of José Gonzalez | Documentary-Feature | |
| 2012 | The Amplifetes "You/Me/Evolution" | Music Video | |
| 2013 | Junip "Line of Fire" | Music Video | |
| 2013 | Junip "Your Life Your Call" | Music Video | |
| 2015 | José González "Leaf Off / The Cave" | Music Video | |
| 2015 | Calexico "Falling From The Sky" | Music Video | |
| 2015 | José González "Open Book" | Music Video | |
| 2019 | Fraemling | Documentary-Feature |
References
edit- ^ "Mikel Cee Karlssons - Drömsk realism från Falkenberg". dn.se.
- ^ "BlackBook Mag - Line of Fire". Archived from the original on March 1, 2013.
- ^ "José Gonzalez inviger den 33:e festivalen i Göteborg". Archived from the original on July 6, 2013.
- ^ "Debutant söker sina rötter". www.svd.se. March 24, 2009.
- ^ NPR - Your Life Your Call. NPR.
- ^ "Greetings from the Woods | watch online". dafilms.com.
- ^ [1][permanent dead link] CPH:DOX