Johannes Nyholm on How to Film Contemporary Surrealism
The Giant is a film that's nearly impossible to pin down. Director Johannes Nyholm describes it as a western, a cheesy sports movie, a drama, a surrealistic fantasy, and a dark comedy all rolled into one.\n\nIt follows the daily life of an autistic and severely deformed little person named Rikard. His main ambition in life is to win the Scandinavian Championship of p\xe9tanque, a European bowling game much like bocce ball. Oh, also, there is a 200 foot giant by his side nearly every step of the way.\n\nOn this week's episode of The No Film School Podcast, we deconstruct the film's veiled themes, and with the aid of it's Swedish director, piece them back together to reveal how surrealism can weave together a more meaningful message than your average run-of-the-mill drama.\n\nNylholm is a DIY filmmaker through and through, he didn\u2019t go to film school instead teaching himself as many tools as he could through shooting, editing, VFX and animation first for music videos and then his own shorts. He is living proof that, with the correct tools in place, you can create a movie that doesn\u2019t cost much even though it looks like it does.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices