Johan von Sydow

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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.

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Career

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 in New York and selected theatres in the United States on 23 April 2021. [5] [7]

Partial filmography

Film
YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotesRef.
2009Mare Kandre - Det är jag som är ett geniYesYesNo
  • English translation: "Mare Kandre: I Am a Genius"
  • TV movie
  • Documentary
2011Sagan om JussiYesYesNo
  • TV movie
  • Documentary
2013The Artist Who Disappeared YesYesNo
  • TV movie
  • Documentary
Ratata Through the 80sYesYesNo
  • TV movie
  • Documentary
2020 Tiny Tim: King for a Day YesNoNo
  • Documentary
Det finns så många vägar - en film om John HolmYesYesNo
  • TV movie
  • Documentary

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References

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