Mikel Cee Karlsson graduated from the School of Photography and Film, Gothenburg University in 2005. In addition to his three feature length documentaries, he has directed award-winning short films and numerous music videos for artists like Fever Ray and José González. Since 2007, Mikel is a part of the acclaimed Swedish production company Plattform Produktion. His first feature length documentary Greetings From The Woods had its international premiere in competition in Locarno, 2009. His second documentary The Extraordinary Ordinary Life of José González premiered in competition at the 2010 edition of Gothenburg International Film Festival and was also selected for Hot Docs in 2011. His latest film Fraemling was nominated for two Guldbagge Awards including Best Documentary Film 2019.