001 - The Daniels

The Process / Dispatch

There is no more fitting a way to kick off this series of interviews than to speak with the idiosyncratic directing duo, The Daniels - two of the most interesting filmmakers working today. We speak about their beginnings, their unique approach to creating a camp-like environment on set, learnings from their first feature, Swiss Army Man, and the myriad challenges of getting a singular piece of work made. This episode was recorded in the spring of 2020 while The Daniels were in post-production on their latest film, Everything Everywhere All At Once. As such, we don't dive as deeply into the content of that film, rather focus on their process and learnings moving from their first to second feature. I couldn't be more excited to see all the success that the film is finding across the world. Thank you to Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for speaking so candidly about their process.