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".
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]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mare Kandre - Det är jag som är ett geni | |||||
| 2011 | Sagan om Jussi | |||||
| 2013 | The Artist Who Disappeared | |||||
| Ratata Through the 80s | ||||||
| 2020 | ||||||
| Det finns så många vägar - en film om John Holm | ||||||