Daniel Kwan
Filmmaker & Director
About
Daniel Kwan is an American filmmaker who, alongside Daniel Scheinert as the duo known as the Daniels, wrote and directed Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), which won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. He has become a prominent voice on AI's impact on creative industries, advocating for collective action to shape how the entertainment industry adopts AI technology.
Key Contributions
- Co-directed Everything Everywhere All at Once, winner of seven Academy Awards
- Vocal advocate for protecting human creativity against unchecked AI adoption
- Co-directed Swiss Army Man (2016), a critically acclaimed absurdist comedy-drama
- Grammy-nominated music video director (Foster the People, DJ Snake & Lil Jon)
- Advocates for unprecedented industry-wide collaboration to set terms of AI adoption in Hollywood
Videos & Interviews
Daniel Kwan on AI Reshaping Creative Workflows & Independent Filmmaking
Discussion on how AI is changing creative processes and what it means for independent filmmakers
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Daniel Kwan & Jaron Lanier: Can Human Storytelling Survive the Algorithm?
Berggruen Institute Studio B conversation on AI's Hollywood takeover and why the industry must unite to set the terms of adoption
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