Desert Coffee

Poland2017documentary53'Konkurs dokumentalny (2017)Konkurs polski (2017)

In the Californian part of the Sonoran desert, in the close vicinity of military bases, there is a “wild” town called Slab City inhabited by the refugees from the American Dream. Of different age, they brought with them various stories, but all chose freedom, even for the price of the most basic comforts. The only place equipped with electricity is a makeshift Internet café run by Rob which serves “the best coffee in the neighbourhood”.

directed by: Mikael Lypinski
Director, cinematographer. Born and raised in Stockholm. He graduated from the Directing Department of the Polish National Film School in Lodz. "Unpaved" is his feature-length documentary debut. Shot in the desert in California, the documentary "Desert Coffee" premiered at KFF 2017, and won the Grand Prix at the "Man in Danger" festival in Lodz, Poland, and a jury's honorable mention at "DocsMX" in Mexico. Mikael is currently editing the documentary "The End of Quiet," shot in West Virginia, USA. The film is co-financed by the Danish and Swedish film institutes.
cinematography: Mikael Lypinski
script: Mikael Lypinski
music: Mikołaj Hołówko
sound: Filip Marcinkowski
editing: Kuba Pietrzak
production: Mikael Lypinski (Salton Sea Films), Piotr Bogucki (Efektura)
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