Directing
Daniel Kwan
1988 · Westborough, Massachusetts, USA
24 films
Bio
Daniel Kwan (born February 10, 1988) is an American filmmaker and one-half of the filmmaking duo known as the Daniels, alongside Daniel Scheinert. He began his career as a director of music videos, including ones for "Houdini" (2012) by Foster the People and "Turn Down for What" (2013) by DJ Snake and Lil Jon, both of which earned Grammy Award nominations. Kwan co-wrote and co-directed the absurdist comedy dramas Swiss Army Man (2016) and Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022). The latter became A24's highest-grossing film and earned him several accolades, including Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.
Filmography
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Writer
Swiss Army Man
Director
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Producer
Untitled Daniels Event Film
Director
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
Self
Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia
Director
The Pound Hole
Director
Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone
Executive Producer
Broomshakalaka
Director
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
Self
Interesting Ball
Daniel
Puppets