Daniels: Why We Tell The Stories We Tell | SXSW 2024

[@kylejsarte]

This talk went much deeper than the title would suggest. Great ideas to take in for anyone in the creative space.

[@chloetky6769]

good on them for changing it!

[@alejulimaty]

This was such a refreshing and inspiring conference. Honestly the best I saw at SXSW. Kudos to the Daniels for being vulnerable and sharing their honest thoughts and feelings on their work

[@graceteng5162]

incredible. i had tears in my eyes while sitting in the crowd. this message is heart warming, practical, amusing and inspirational.

[@jjstarrprod]

I wasn't there and am discovering this vid only now, but damn I have tears in my eyes nonetheless. I can't even imagine what it must have felt like in the room with everyone being swept up by their talk.

[@nadinepineault9407]

These two are some of the most beautiful and intetesting human beings! ❤❤

[@sheanathan3566]

Thanks so much for all of the gifts, Daniels. Brilliant

[@luist.lobato]

This was so great. Love the Daniels and how down to earth they are, they really do inspire me everyday.

[@kcchan5132]

This talk is amazing and is absolutely what we needed in this crazy world. Thanks you the Daniels!

[@EditingPodcast]

We needed this.

[@cole_]

came for the inspiration, left feeling like anything is possible. also i had no idea DANIELS directed the 'turn down for what' and 'simple song' music videos!! 🤯

[@cheunky]

Truly special. Was lucky to hear it in person

[@ARWorksFilm]

These guys always find new ways to inspire.

[@sntspaola]

This was so GOOD!!! ❤️🤯

[@tennisCharlzz]

@SXSW I always hated that once the Oscar season was over, directors stopped doing interviews or presentations, and we didn't hear them until their next movie came out. For example, I haven't heard anything from Bong Joon-Ho or Isaac Chung, etc. And I hadn't heard anything from Daniels either. Daniel Kwan thinks about stuff deeply, but Scheinert is good at adding in his views seamlessly. I obsessively watched many of Daniels stuff last year, and it was always fun and informative to listen to. Most filmmakers spend a hundred more times dealing with every little thing than the viewer will ever know. For example, in Oppenheimer, a movie that's 3 hours long, Nolan felt the need to give a small nod to Richard Feynman (played by Jack Quaid) including playing the bongo drums. This is a bone thrown to those that know Feynman well through "Surely You're Joking, Mr Feynman:. Was it needed? Maybe not, but someone wanted to see it, and Nolan kept that storyline in. You rarely hear someone like Kwan talk about movies this way, mostly because many filmmakers don't think this way at all. For example, Justine Triet and her partner (Anatomy of a Fall) wanted to make a movie that had two central ideas. First is how strong women are treated differently than strong men, so they explore gender dynamics in the movie. Second is how the kid (Daniel) tries to process what happened. He wants to know the truth, and yet, he seems to act on something else deciding the truth might not be so good for him. He's already lost one parent, does he want to lose another? That movie is based on a question of interest, but doesn't have the over-arching philosophy of Daniels and how they view their movie within this structure they have (Ikigai). Good stuff. Glad the guys made it to SXSW to give this talk.

[@LECITIZENTEN]

I know what you mean. I love the deep dives and peeks behind the curtains like this! But, keep in mind, so many years of obssession and prep/pre-production go into films (especially the heavy ones!) that by the time the film has been released, let alone after the awards and touring season, a filmmaker may be exhausted and even completely over thinking about a subject, if not already moved on to the next obsession/prep. I can only imagine how draining it is to continue talking about a thing that you’ve already talked about thousands of time, ad nauseam … that said, this Daniels talk is truly a gift. One that I’m grateful for, being that it’s so informative and thoughtful (as the Daniels always are).

[@tennisCharlzz]

@@LECITIZENTEN That's true, but they could talk about other things related to movie making. I know the awards circuits mean you have to promote your own film and that can take months, at least, between November and Oscars in March. EEAAO opened at SXSW, I think, and that's early in the year (just after the Oscars), so they had an early promo and then an Oscar promo where they do a gazillion interviews. Yes, they do get tired of it, I agree. But I wish they wouldn't disappear until their next movie (which seems to be unknown, at this point) and talk about something else (as they did here).

[@annadrawsstuff]

I remember them giving this talk at Playgrounds in Rotterdam last year, and it was genuinely so important to me (and judging by the reactions from people around me at the time, every single person in that audience)

[@yskim2636]

Luv these guys!🎉

[@Sethward]

This is brilliant. A must watch!!!

[@jdf4iLL]

I can’t wait to grow as a storyteller after this. Thank you Daniels for embracing the atypical & absurd!

[@siku18253]

This talk deserves another Oscar.

[@glanderco]

banger keynote luv these guys

[@ghmasterjj]

this video may have changed my life omg

[@jesaispasvraimentquoiecrireici]

11:30 That moment deserved a much bigger laugh from the crowd. Perfect comedy delivery

[@LeeSlayyy]

thank you for such an incredible talk!!

[@PictureBoxPuppy]

The DGA vfx talk link doesn’t work 😢

[@KevinMakins]

Super sincere comment about GOD and Higher Power... but right into "gotta get paaaaaaaid." A modern day parable. The secular world makes it really hard to stay focused on Higher Things.

[@shellynagell8599]

This is inspiring!!!

[@indigosnow_]

This slaps !

[@ChrisRowe]

Incredible talk

[@zaneberry]

did not expect the Nickacdo reference as a metaphor for capital greed hahaah

[@dollarsaurus01]

How come they weren’t at the Oscars to hand off the best director award? I always thought they had the previous year’s winner give it out

[@andrewreed4924]

I think they wanted Spielberg to "pass the torch" to Nolan this year, sort of to crown Chris Nolan as the auteur populist filmmaker of the current era.

[@frankhui7457]

That custom is normally reserved for the acting categories. That's not the case for directing, writing and best picture

[@danielboulton922]

the DGA QR code didnt work for me. anyone got a link?

[@ricarcorpse]

This is why we feel like we feel when we watch The Daniels'movies. They are not filmmakers,. They feel the moral responsibility to be themselves and, through that, inspire others to do good.

[@Nifesi24]

I'd like to have a copy of the keynote presentation

[@zaneberry]

lets gooooooooo

[@RobKorV]

Thanks for the free hour of therapy ❤

[@Brainstrain]

Would love to see these two wear glasses!

[@zaneberry]

I loooove interesting ball

[@AfterHours-z6g]

Does any one know where to find the image at 30:52 ? Thank you!

[@ermeeleer]

I don't think I can paste a link here... Try googling this set of terms and you should be able to see it: tree of life (not oc) infographics reddit (Or try print screening this frame and doing a Google image search. Hope this helps!)

[@patacid]

Wow, I really want to see the full video of Kanye West's song!

[@kieranczyzniejewski2178]

The secret to success is breaking into somebody else's apartment and humping their television

[@Brainstrain]

AI will create climate solutions, like “stop the companies that are causing 76% of climate change”

[@DarionDAnjou]

are they really starting a religion?

[@joeahrends]

We should join😂

[@jjstarrprod]

The Holy Bagelism