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Daniel Scheinert

Birmingham, Alabama, USABorn June 7, 1987

Daniel Scheinert (born June 7, 1987) is an American filmmaker and one-half of the filmmaking duo known as the Daniels, alongside Daniel Kwan. 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. Scheinert 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniels (directors), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography19

Skeleton Crew

Skeleton Crew

2024
Everything Everywhere All at Once
A-

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022·5 grades
Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia

Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia

2020
The Death of Dick Long

The Death of Dick Long

2019
Swiss Army Man
B-

Swiss Army Man

2016·2 grades
The Pound Hole

The Pound Hole

2015
Interesting Ball

Interesting Ball

2014
Possibilia

Possibilia

2014
Broomshakalaka

Broomshakalaka

2013
Pockets

Pockets

2012
My Best Friend's Wedding/My Best Friend's Sweating

My Best Friend's Wedding/My Best Friend's Sweating

2011
Puppets

Puppets

2011
Dogboarding

Dogboarding

2011
Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays

2010
Fast

Fast

2010
Tides of the Heart

Tides of the Heart

2009
Swingers

Swingers

2009
Trust

Trust

2007
I'm Nostalgic

I'm Nostalgic

2007