American filmmaker
Ishana Night Shyamalan (born 1999 or 2000)[1] is an American filmmaker. She made her directorial debut with the 2024 horror film The Watchers , which was produced by her father, M. Night Shyamalan .
Early life
Shyamalan was born in Philadelphia .[2] She is a daughter of filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan . She and her sisters grew up watching horror films .[3] [4] She graduated from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts .[5]
Career
Ishana frequently collaborates with her older sister Saleka , and has directed a majority of her music videos.[6] [7]
Shyamalan directed and wrote several episodes of the horror TV series Servant , for which her father was the showrunner .[2] [8] Shyamalan also directed the second unit on her father's films Old (2021) and Knock at the Cabin (2023).[9] [5]
In February 2023, it was announced that Shyamalan would be making her directorial debut with the horror film The Watchers .[10] [5] The film was produced by her father and released on June 7, 2024, to negative reviews.[11]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
Title
Director
Writer
Producer
Notes
2021–23
Servant
Yes
Yes
Yes
Writer (10 episodes); director (6 episodes)
References
^ Zuckerman, Esther (June 5, 2024). "The Shyamalans: A Family That Scares Together" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024 .
^ a b Piepenburg, Erik (January 29, 2021). "The Shyamalan Secret to Being Scary? It's in the Blood" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2024 .
^ Tangcay, Jazz (July 24, 2021). "M. Night Shyamalan's Daughter Follows in Filmmaking Footsteps as 'Old' Second Unit Director" . Variety . Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2024 .
^ Russian, Ale (May 26, 2024). "All About M. Night Shyamalan's Daughter, Ishana Night Shyamalan" . People . Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024 .
^ a b c "M Night Shyamalan's daughter Ishana to make directorial debut with 'The Watchers' " . The Hindu . February 16, 2023. ISSN 0971-751X . Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024 .
^ Tanenbaum, Michael (September 11, 2020). "M. Night Shyamalan's daughters filmed debut music video at Philly bar" . www.phillyvoice.com . Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020 .
^ "An Interview with Saleka" . Welcome to Vinyl Writer Music . March 19, 2021. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021 .
^ Holub, Christian (February 4, 2022). "Why M. Night Shyamalan brought in his daughter Ishana to direct 'Servant' episodes" . Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024 .
^ Tangcay, Jazz (July 24, 2021). "M. Night Shyamalan's Daughter Follows in Filmmaking Footsteps as 'Old' Second Unit Director" . Variety . Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2024 .
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 14, 2023). "Ishana Night Shyamalan Making Feature Directorial Debut With New Line Thriller 'The Watchers'; Summer 2024 Release Set" . Deadline . Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024 .
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 28, 2024). " 'The Watchers': Ishana Night Shyamalan Horror Movie Moves To Father's Day Weekend" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024 .
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