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Ishana Night Shyamalan
Born1999 or 2000 (age 24–25)
Philadelphia, U.S.
Alma materNew York University
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active2020–present
FatherM. Night Shyamalan
RelativesSaleka Shyamalan (sister)

Ishana Night Shyamalan (born 1999 or 2000)[1] is an American filmmaker. She made her directorial debut with the horror film The Watchers (2024), which was produced by her father, M. Night Shyamalan.

Early life

Shyamalan was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[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, grossing $33 million worldwide.[11][12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Other Notes
2021 Old No No Yes Second unit director
2023 Knock at the Cabin No No Yes
2024 The Watchers Yes Yes No Directorial debut

Television

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2021–23 Servant Yes Yes Yes Writer (10 episodes); director (6 episodes)

Music videos

Year Title Artist
2020 "Clarity" Saleka
"Mr. Incredible"
2021 "Grafitti"
2022 "Seance"

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "An Interview with Saleka". Welcome to Vinyl Writer Music. March 19, 2021. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "The Watchers". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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