Ishana Night Shyamalan Explained
Ishana Night Shyamalan (born)[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.[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.[8] Shyamalan also directed the second unit on her father's films Old (2021) and Knock at the Cabin (2023).[9]
In February 2023, it was announced that Shyamalan would be making her directorial debut with the horror film The Watchers.[10] The film was produced by her father and released on June 7, 2024, to negative reviews.[11] It has grossed $32.9 million worldwide.[12]
Filmography
Film
Music videos
Notes and References
- News: Zuckerman . Esther . 2024-06-05 . The Shyamalans: A Family That Scares Together . 2024-06-06 . . en-US . 0362-4331 . June 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240605164631/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/movies/saleka-and-ishana-shyamalan-interview.html . live .
- News: Piepenburg . Erik . 2021-01-29 . The Shyamalan Secret to Being Scary? It's in the Blood . 2024-03-08 . . en-US . 0362-4331 . January 31, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210131044337/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/arts/television/m-night-shyamalan-servant.html . live .
- Web site: Tangcay . Jazz . 2021-07-24 . M. Night Shyamalan’s Daughter Follows in Filmmaking Footsteps as ‘Old’ Second Unit Director . 2024-06-06 . Variety . en-US . July 31, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210731005231/https://variety.com/2021/artisans/news/m-night-shyamalan-daughter-ishana-old-1235026710/ . live .
- Web site: Russian . Ale . May 26, 2024 . All About M. Night Shyamalan's Daughter, Ishana Night Shyamalan . 2024-06-06 . . en . June 3, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240603034912/https://people.com/all-about-m-night-shyamalan-daughter-ishana-night-shyamalan-8622995 . live .
- News: 2023-02-16 . M Night Shyamalan's daughter Ishana to make directorial debut with 'The Watchers' . 2024-03-08 . . en-IN . 0971-751X . March 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308095918/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/m-night-shyamalans-daughter-ishana-to-make-directorial-debut-with-the-watchers/article66515828.ece . live .
- Web site: Tanenbaum . Michael . September 11, 2020 . M. Night Shyamalan's daughters filmed debut music video at Philly bar . October 20, 2020 . www.phillyvoice.com . October 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022072847/https://www.phillyvoice.com/m-night-shyamalan-daughters-saleka-clarity-ishana-music-video/ . live .
- Web site: March 19, 2021 . An Interview with Saleka . April 20, 2021 . Welcome to Vinyl Writer Music . en-US . April 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210420014425/https://vinylwritermusic.com/an-interview-with-saleka/ . live .
- Holub . Christian . February 4, 2022 . Why M. Night Shyamalan brought in his daughter Ishana to direct 'Servant' episodes . 2024-03-08 . . en . March 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304073629/https://ew.com/tv/m-night-shyamalan-daughter-ishana-directing-servant/ . live .
- Web site: Tangcay . Jazz . 2021-07-24 . M. Night Shyamalan's Daughter Follows in Filmmaking Footsteps as 'Old' Second Unit Director . 2024-03-08 . . en-US . July 31, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210731005231/https://variety.com/2021/artisans/news/m-night-shyamalan-daughter-ishana-old-1235026710/ . live .
- Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . 2023-02-14 . Ishana Night Shyamalan Making Feature Directorial Debut With New Line Thriller 'The Watchers'; Summer 2024 Release Set . 2024-03-08 . Deadline . en-US . February 14, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230214225204/https://deadline.com/2023/02/ishana-night-shyamalan-new-line-the-watchers-1235259720/ . live .
- Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . February 28, 2024 . 'The Watchers': Ishana Night Shyamalan Horror Movie Moves To Father's Day Weekend . February 29, 2024 . . February 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240229005316/https://deadline.com/2024/02/the-watchers-release-date-change-1235841486/ . live .
- Web site: The Watchers . 2024-07-05 . Box Office Mojo.