Daniels (directors)

Daniel "Dan" Kwan[1] (關家永)[2] and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, are a duo of film directors and writers. They began their career as directors of music videos,[3] including the popular DJ Snake promotional for the single "Turn Down for What" (2013). They have since ventured into film, having written and directed the surreal comedy-drama Swiss Army Man (2016) and the science-fiction action comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).

Career

Kwan and Scheinert met while they were both studying film at Emerson College in Boston. They went to college with Sunita Mani, who starred with Kwan in the music video for "Turn Down for What".[4]

Since 2011, the duo have directed music videos for artists including Foster the People, The Shins, and Tenacious D. In 2018, Kwan co-founded the group We Direct Music Videos (W.D.M.V.), described as "a global community of music video directors who are committed to sustainable directorial labor practices".[5]

In 2016, the duo expanded to feature films, writing and directing the movie Swiss Army Man, starring Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe,[6] for which the duo received the Directing Award at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.[7]

In 2017, it was announced that Daniels would write, direct, and produce a sci-fi film, produced by the Russo brothers' company.[8][9] The film is titled Everything Everywhere All at Once, starring Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis. It was released to critical acclaim in March 2022.[10]

Filmography

Short films
Year Title Director Writer Notes
2009 Swingers [4]
2010 Puppets [4]
2011 My Best Friend's Wedding/
My Best Friend's Sweating		 Yes Yes
2014 Possibilia Yes Yes
2016 Interesting Ball Yes Yes

Scheinert only

Year Title Director Writer
2007 I'm Nostalgic Yes No
2008 Trust Yes Yes

Feature films
Year Title Director Writer Producer
2016 Swiss Army Man Yes Yes No
2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once Yes Yes Yes

Scheinert only

Year Title Director Producer Notes
2019 The Death of Dick Long Yes Yes Also portrayed Dick Long;
Also performed "It's Been A While"

Television
Year Title Episode
2013 NTSF:SD:SUV:: "Comic Con Air"
"Wreck the Malls"
Childrens Hospital "Coming and Going"
2020 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens "Grandma & Chill"

Kwan only

Year Title Director Writer Episode
2019 Legion Yes No "Chapter 23"

Scheinert only

Year Title Episode
2019 On Becoming a God in Central Florida "Many Masters"

Music videos
Year Title Artist Notes
2011 "Simple Math" Manchester Orchestra
"Houdini" Foster the People [4]
"Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)" [4]
2012 "My Machines" Battles
"Simple Song" The Shins [4]
"Rize of the Fenix" Tenacious D [4]
2013 "Cry Like a Ghost" Passion Pit
"Turn Down for What" DJ Snake and Lil Jon [4]
2014 "Tongues" Joywave
2017 "The Sunshine" Manchester Orchestra
"The Alien"[11]

References
  1. Jourdan Aldredge (September 24, 2018). "Insights into the State of the Music Video Production Industry". PremiumBeat.
  2. "救你命3000". 2016年辛丹斯電影節：香港. Archived from the original on August 23, 2016.
  3. "danieldaniel.us". Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  4. Fear, David (March 23, 2022). "Twerking, Time Warps and Tenacious D: A Viewer's Guide to the Daniels". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  5. "WDMV advocates for the fair treatment of music video directors". shots. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  6. Fleming, Mike (June 29, 2015). "Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe & Mary Elizabeth Winstead Join 'Swiss Army Man'". Deadline. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  7. Patton, Domonic (January 30, 2016). "Sundance Film Festival Awards". Deadline. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  8. Fleming, Mike Jr. (July 25, 2017). "Fox Sets Russo Brothers in Co-Finance & WW Distribution Deal for New Movie Projects". Deadline. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  9. Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 22, 2017). "Joe & Anthony Russo Set Next Pic By 'Swiss Army Man' Daniels Duo". Deadline. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  10. "Everything Everywhere All at Once". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  11. "First Watch: Manchester Orchestra 'The Alien'". NPR. June 22, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
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