Directing

Mikel Cee Karlsson

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Triangle of SadnessTriangle of Sadness · 2022
Triangle of Sadness
7.02022
MovieComedyDrama
A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island in a struggle of hierarchy.
Zlatan's NoseZlatan's Nose · 2025
Zlatan's Nose
6.52025
MovieDocumentaryCrime
A film team hires a private detective to help them make a "true crime" about a nose stolen from the statue of the famous soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimović, but soon both the investigation and the film make an unexpected turn.
The Extraordinary Ordinary Life of José GonzálezThe Extraordinary Ordinary Life of José González · 2011
The Extraordinary Ordinary Life of José González
2011
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about the making of José Gonzales' "In Our Nature".
And the King Said, What a Fantastic MachineAnd the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine · 2023
And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine
7.42023
MovieDocumentary
From the first camera to 45 billion cameras worldwide today, the visual sociologist filmmakers widen their lens to expose both humanity's unique obsession with the camera's image and the social consequences that lay ahead.
Greetings from the WoodsGreetings from the Woods · 2009
Greetings from the Woods
5.02009
MovieDocumentary
Inside and outside the well-kept hedges life carries on as usual. The King buys his daily newspaper. Bertil searches the parking lot for dogs to photograph. Hans and Gun-Britt is planting a big, but still too small rock in their garden. Trying to get their minds off it all. As darkness falls over the little village in the woods, the Indians gather for a meeting in the town house as angst, frustration and silent prayer echoes in the night. With visual precision and attention to detail, director Mikel Cee Karlsson captures people and their existence in a small village deep inside the Swedish forest. Over a period of four years, the music video director and former professional skateboarder Mikel has been capturing singular scenes from a part of today’s Sweden where reality inexorably seeps in behind the colourful fasad. With a mixture of playful precision, humour and melancholy he portrays people’s dreams, their relationships and everyday destinies.
The Scars of Ali BoulalaThe Scars of Ali Boulala · 2022
The Scars of Ali Boulala
7.22022
MovieDocumentary
In Max Eriksson’s audacious debut, Swedish skateboarding prodigy Ali Boulala—alongside other pros like Rune Glifberg and Arto Saari—looks back on the DIY videos and fast-paced lifestyle of his coming-of-age in the ’90s skating scene.
Death of a Fantastic MachineDeath of a Fantastic Machine · 2025
Death of a Fantastic Machine
7.02025
MovieDocumentary
A short film about how economic interests have, throughout history, influenced how we use the camera — from the earliest photographs to today’s algorithms and AI. This visual essay expands on themes from the acclaimed documentary about the history of the camera and our relationship to it, “And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine.”
A Tiger in ParadiseA Tiger in Paradise · 2023
A Tiger in Paradise
6.02023
MovieDocumentaryMusic
A surreal journey into singer José González’s inner world of thoughts and shadows. Staged with dark humour in the picturesque Swedish countryside around his home with Ruben Östlund’s regular creative partners behind the camera.

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Greetings from the WoodsGreetings from the Woods · 2009
Greetings from the Woods
5.02009
MovieDocumentary
Inside and outside the well-kept hedges life carries on as usual. The King buys his daily newspaper. Bertil searches the parking lot for dogs to photograph. Hans and Gun-Britt is planting a big, but still too small rock in their garden. Trying to get their minds off it all. As darkness falls over the little village in the woods, the Indians gather for a meeting in the town house as angst, frustration and silent prayer echoes in the night. With visual precision and attention to detail, director Mikel Cee Karlsson captures people and their existence in a small village deep inside the Swedish forest. Over a period of four years, the music video director and former professional skateboarder Mikel has been capturing singular scenes from a part of today’s Sweden where reality inexorably seeps in behind the colourful fasad. With a mixture of playful precision, humour and melancholy he portrays people’s dreams, their relationships and everyday destinies.

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