Director
Daniel Scheinert
June 7, 1987 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Daniel Kwan
5 titles together
Interesting Ball, My Best Friend's Wedding/My Best Friend's Sweating, Swingers
Sunita Mani
2 titles together
Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Death of Dick Long
Timothy Eulich
2 titles together
Swiss Army Man, Interesting Ball
Mel Rodriguez
2 titles together
On Becoming a God in Central Florida, Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia
Michael McCafferty
2 titles together
Broomshakalaka, Infomercials
Ava Bianchi
2 titles together
Broomshakalaka, Infomercials
Full filmography · 25
Everything Everywhere All at Once
as District Manager and Writer and Director
20227.7
Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia
Director and Writer
2020
The Death of Dick Long
as Dick Long and Director
20196.1
Swiss Army Man
Director and Writer
20166.9
The Pound Hole
Director
2015
Interesting Ball
as Daniel and Director and Writer
20146.8
Possibilia
Writer and Director
2014
Broomshakalaka
Director
2013
Pockets
cast and Director and Writer
2012My Best Friend's Wedding/My Best Friend's Sweating
cast and Director and Writer
2011Puppets
cast and Director and Writer
2011
Dogboarding
Director and Writer
2011