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Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert

The filmmaking duo known as Daniels came from music video and short film, and their work is characterised by maximalist visual invention, absurdist comedy, and emotional directness underneath the chaos. They won the Academy Award for Best Director for their second feature.

Signature and approach

  • Maximalist visual invention on limited budgets
  • Absurdist comedy with genuine emotional stakes
  • Structural chaos that is carefully controlled
  • Practical effects and small-team digital work
  • 1Films reviewed
  • 92.0Average score
  • 1988 / 1987Born
  • AmericanNationality

Films by Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert in our collection

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  • Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) review cover art — sci-fi film directed by Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert 92

    2022 · Sci-Fi

    Everything Everywhere All at Once review

    A laundromat owner discovers she must connect with parallel versions of herself to save existence, and the film turns out to be about a mother and a d…

    ★★★★½ 4.7/5

Filmography reviewed

Year, genre, runtime and score for each film.

FilmYearGenreRuntimeScore
Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022Sci-Fi139 min 92

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