Watch the Short Films, Music Videos, and Commercials From the Directors of ‘Swiss Army Man’

Swiss Army Man, which hits theaters this Friday, has been making waves with its already-infamous title as the odd, farting corpse drama that shook and divided Sundance this year. Following a hopeless man (Paul Dano) stranded on a deserted island who finds a companion in a talking corpse (Daniel Radcliffe). One can see our review here. The minds behind the madness are the directing duo Daniels — Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, hence the name — and while this marks their feature debut, the pair have been working together for years.

Beginning in 2010, the two created a Vimeo and uploaded the official video for The Hundred in the Hands’ song “Pigeons.” From there, they spent the next five years crafting an assortment of commercials, music videos, skits, and short films — all seemingly working towards the distillation and realization of their collective cinematic voice with Swiss Army Man. Their most recent short, Interesting Ball, is a cocktail of absurdist imagery, bittersweet strangeness, and uncannily humorous scenarios stitched together by a bouncing red ball that seems to bring about the ludicrous destiny of all it passes.

The duo have also shot music videos for a range of artists including Joywave, DJ Snake & Lil Jon, Passion Pit, Foster The People, The Shins, and Manchester Orchestra, of whom two members would go on to score Swiss Army Man. Despite an eclectic range of music, one trait the collection shares is Daniels’ eye for the absurdly funny — from vomiting sparkles to desert cop car chases — which carries through their back catalogue.

Below is a full list of Daniels’ short films and music videos, with a couple smaller excursions — skits, commercials — thrown in for good measure.

In chronological order, first the short films, then the music videos.

Short Films and Commercials

That New Kanye Song (2011)