Ishana Night Shyamalan

Ishana Night Shyamalan

Ishana Night Shyamalan (born 1999 or 2000) 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

Ishana Night Shyamalan

Shyamalan was born and raised in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. She is a daughter of filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan. She and her sisters grew up watching horror films. She graduated from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

Career

Ishana Night Shyamalan

Ishana frequently collaborates with her older sister Saleka, and has directed a majority of her music videos.

Shyamalan directed and wrote several episodes of the horror TV series Servant, for which her father was the showrunner. Shyamalan also directed the second unit on her father's films Old (2021) and Knock at the Cabin (2023).

In February 2023, it was announced that Shyamalan would be making her directorial debut with the horror film The Watchers. The film was produced by her father and released on June 7, 2024, grossing $33 million worldwide.

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

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Artist</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2020</td><td>"Clarity"</td><td>Saleka</td></tr><tr><td>"Mr. Incredible"</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>"Grafitti"</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>"Seance"</td></tr></tbody></table>