Daniel Scheinert

Daniel Scheinert (37)

1987-06-07 | Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Daniel Scheinert is best known as the redneck half of the filmmaking duo DANIELS along with Daniel Kwan. 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.

Upcoming Films as Director

On Movies

  • Everything Everywhere All at Once
  • The Death of Dick Long
  • Interesting Ball
  • Pockets
  • My Best Friend's Wedding/My Best Friend's Sweating
  • Puppets
  • Tides of the Heart
  • Swingers
  • Danger: High Voltage

Series as Director

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