Mikael Lypinski

Mikael Lypinski
Born (1975-06-03) June 3, 1975
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Mikael Lypinski (born June 3, 1975) is a Swedish-Polish filmmaker and cinematographer known for his work in documentary cinema, including Desert Coffee, Child of Dust and The End of Quiet.

Life and career

Lypinski was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. He graduated from the Directing Department of The Polish National Film School in Łódź, Poland.[1] In 2017, he was a writer, director and cinematographer on Desert Coffee, which premiered in competition at the Krakow Film Festival[2] and received the Grand Prix-award at Man in Danger.[3]

In 2023, Lypinski directed Unpaved, a documentary portrait of a small off-grid community in the forests of Oregon. He worked as a one-person crew, handling directing, cinematography, and sound recording. The film had its world premiere at the Krakow Film Festival, where it was nominated for three awards, including in the International Competition.[4]

In 2025, he served as cinematographer on Weronika Mliczewska's Child of Dust. He also co-wrote, co-directed, and shot The End of Quiet, a documentary feature that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.[5] Lypinski was nominated for Best Cinematography, while the film was also nominated for Best Documentary Feature and the Audience Award, shared with co-writer and co-director Kasper Bisgaard.[6]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2025 The End of Quiet Director, writer, cinematographer, additional editing Documentary
Child of Dust Cinematographer, additional editing Documentary
2023 Unpaved Director, writer, cinematographer, producer Documentary
2020 Catalonian Dream Cinematographer Documentary short
2017 Desert Coffee Director, writer, cinematographer, producer Documentary
2015 Mr. Steven's Bar Director, cinematographer, producer, editor Documentary
1999 My name is Jurek Director, writer, producer Short
1998 Trzy dni z zycia malzenskiego Director, writer Short
1997 Burning Ambition Director, cinematographer, editor Documentary short
1996 No Smoking Director, cinematographer, editor Documentary short

References

  1. ^ "POLISH DOCS: Mikael Lypinski - international promotion of Polish documentary films". Polish Docs.
  2. ^ "Desert Coffee - Film at KFF". Krakow Film Festival.
  3. ^ "Najlepsza kawa na pustyni". www.e-kalejdoskop.pl. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  4. ^ Cunningham, Nick (30 May 2023). "Krakow FF Int'l Comp: Unpaved by Mikael Lypinski". Business Doc Europe.
  5. ^ "BBC News - Talking Movies, The End of Quiet: Film shows the US Community living without Mobile Phones". BBC. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ^ "European productions set to make a great first impression at Tribeca". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 18 April 2025.