Johan von Sydow
Johan von Sydow (born 1961) is a Swedish director and writer. He is known for his 2011 documentary "Sagan om Jussi" (Saga of Jussi) and internationally as the director of the 2020 documentary film "Tiny Tim: King for a Day".
Career
[edit]Johan von Sydow was born in 1961 and grew up in Boden, Sweden.[1] He started working for Sveriges Television in 1993.[1][2] Between the 2000s and 2010s, he directed several documentaries like "Mare Kandre - Det är jag som är ett geni" and "Sagan om Jussi", the latter which received critical acclaim for focusing on the distinct character of the opera singer Jussi Björling.[3][4] In 2020, he directed a documentary on American musician Tiny Tim titled "Tiny Tim: King for a Day" which examines the fame and personal life of the musician, with "Weird Al" Yankovic narrating the documentary.[5][6] The documentary premiered in August 2020 in Canada and is expected to premiere in New York and in selected theatres in the United States on 23 April 2021.[5][7]
Partial filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2009 | Mare Kandre - Det är jag som är ett geni | Yes | Yes | No |
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| 2011 | Sagan om Jussi | Yes | Yes | No |
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| 2013 | The Artist Who Disappeared | Yes | Yes | No |
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| Ratata Through the 80s | Yes | Yes | No |
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| 2020 | Tiny Tim: King for a Day | Yes | No | No |
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| Det finns så många vägar - en film om John Holm | Yes | Yes | No |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Malmqvist, Moa (9 November 2020). ""Tiny Tim brydde sig inte om folk skrattade åt honom, så länge han fick synas"" [Tiny Tim did not care if people laughed at him, as long as he was seen]. dn.se (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "The Jussi Björling Saga". jimff.org. Jecheon International Music & Film Festival. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "JOHAN VON SYDOW - Director". momentofilm.se. Momento Film. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Löfvendahl, Bo (1 February 2011). "Sverige firar Jussi" [Sweden celebrates Jussi]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b Topel, Fred (1 April 2021). "'Weird Al' Yankovic speaks for Tiny Tim in documentary trailer". upi.com. United Press International. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Murray, Noel (2021-04-22). "Review: There was more to Tiny Tim than tiptoeing through the tulips". The LA Times. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ Cederskog, Georg (12 June 2020). "Svensk Tiny Tim-dokumentär får premiär i Montreal" [Swedish documentary on Tiny Tim set to premiere at Montreal]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Johan von Sydow at IMDb
- Johan von Sydow at the Swedish Film Database
- (in Swedish) Svensk-filmdatabas