Mikael Lypinski
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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.
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]