J Tobias Anderson (born 1971 in
Gothenburg
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) is a
Swedish
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artist and filmmaker, working with
found footage and
animation
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. He is best known for the short films ''879'' (1998), ''My Name Is Grant'' (1999), ''879 Colour'' (2002) and ''Prairie Stop, Highway 41'' (2004) - all referring to works by
Alfred Hitchcock
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.
In his video works, most frequently in the form of animations, Anderson refers to film history and renowned film classics, as well as film genres - particularly Hitchcock, along with
action
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and
thriller
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Comics
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sequences of escape and chase (from films ''
North by Northwest
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'', ''
Rope
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'', ''
The Birds'' and ''
Bullitt
''Bullitt'' is a 1968 American action thriller film directed by Peter Yates from a screenplay by Alan Trustman, Alan R. Trustman and Harry Kleiner and based on the 1963 crime novel ''Mute Witness'' by Robert L. Fish. It stars Steve McQueen, Ro ...
'').
His work is held in the collection of the
Moderna Museet
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History
The museum opened in Stockh ...
in
Stockholm
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and several works are distributed by
Stiftelsen Filmform.
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Films
* ''Institution'' (2006)
* ''A Small Part of the World'' (2006)
* ''Chase'' (2005)
* ''Whereto I Go'' (2005)
* ''Al ladro!'' (2005)
* ''Bodega Bay School'' (2004)
* ''State of Fear'' (2004)
* ''Prairie Stop, Highway 41'' (2004)
* ''Sliced Classics'' (2003)
* ''Nine Piece Rope'' (2003)
* ''Ögonblick/Moments'' (2003)
* ''879 Colour'' (2002)
* ''Privacy and Dreams'' (2002)
* ''Everybody Wants to Be Grant'' (2002)
* ''Active Passive Passage Conversation'' (2000)
* ''My Name Is Grant'' (1999)
* ''The Breeding School'' (1999)
* ''879'' (1998)
* ''He Dies at the End'' (1997)
References
Sources
*''https://www.imdb.com''
*''http://www.pulafilmfestival.com''
External links
Official website
1971 births
Living people
Swedish video artists
Swedish contemporary artists
Artists from Gothenburg
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