Daniel Kwan (Chinese: 關家永; pinyin: Guān jiāyǒng; Jyutping: gwaan1 gaa1wing5) and Daniel Scheinert, known collectively as the Daniels, are American film directors and screenwriters. They began their career as directors of music videos, including the popular DJ Snake & Lil Jon music video for the single "Turn Down for What" (2013). They have since ventured into film, having written and directed the surreal comedy-drama Swiss Army Man (2016) and the science-fiction action comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022). The latter became A24's highest-grossing film of all time.
Kwan and Scheinert met while they were both studying film at Emerson College in Boston. They went to college with Sunita Mani, who starred with Kwan in the music video for "Turn Down for What", which Daniels directed.
Since 2011, the duo have directed music videos for artists including Foster the People, The Shins and Tenacious D. In 2018, Kwan co-founded the group We Direct Music Videos (W.D.M.V.), described as "a global community of music video directors who are committed to sustainable directorial labor practices".

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