Daniel Kwan is one half of the filmmaking duo known as DANIELS, along with Daniel Scheinert. Together, they’ve directed several award-winning music videos and commercials including the MTV VMA-winning video for DJ Snake and Lil’ Jon’s “Turn Down For What,” as well as the dark comedy-drama Swiss Army Man and the absurdist science-fiction film Everything Everywhere All At Once, for which the duo received the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.
Academy Awards
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Best Director
Known For
Everything Everywhere All at Once
(2022)
Director
Swiss Army Man
(2016)
Director
Interesting Ball
(2014)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Swingers
(2009)
Director
Tides of the Heart
(2009)
Director
Balance
(2009)
Director
Happy Holidays
(2010)
Director
Your Boyfriend's Funeral
(2010)
Director
Puppets
(2011)
Director
My Best Friend's Wedding/My Best Friend's Sweating
(2011)
Director
Dogboarding
(2011)
Director
Pockets
(2012)
Director
Broomshakalaka
(2013)
Director
Interesting Ball
(2014)
Director
Possibilia
(2014)
Director
The Pound Hole
(2015)
Director
Swiss Army Man
(2016)
Director
Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia
(2020)
Director
Everything Everywhere All at Once
(2022)
Director
Untitled Daniels Project
(2026)
Director
Acting
Tides of the Heart
(2009)
Swingers
(2009)
Jon Favreau
Balance
(2009)
Boy
Puppets
(2011)
My Best Friend's Wedding/My Best Friend's Sweating
(2011)
Interesting Ball
(2014)
Daniel
Learned Behavior: Special Features at Work
(2018)
Himself
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
(2022)
Self
Writing
Swingers
(2009)
Writer
Tides of the Heart
(2009)
Writer
Happy Holidays
(2010)
Writer
Your Boyfriend's Funeral
(2010)
Writer
Puppets
(2011)
Writer
My Best Friend's Wedding/My Best Friend's Sweating
(2011)
Writer
Dogboarding
(2011)
Writer
Pockets
(2012)
Writer
Interesting Ball
(2014)
Writer
Possibilia
(2014)
Writer
Swiss Army Man
(2016)
Writer
Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia
(2020)
Writer
Everything Everywhere All at Once
(2022)
Writer
Untitled Daniels Project
(2026)
Writer
Crew
Production
Puppets
(2011)
Producer
Broomshakalaka
(2013)
Executive Producer
Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone
(2017)
Executive Producer
Everything Everywhere All at Once
(2022)
Producer
Editing