The daughter of Bhavna and M. Night Shyamalan learned to love horror as a kid. Her directorial debut ‘The Watchers’ opens in theaters on June 7.
Ishana Night Shyamalan poses for a portrait to promote "The Watchers," Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Beverly Hills, Calif. , opening in theaters on June 7, comes from a director whose family name you know, but whose filmmaking style you’ll see for the first time on the big screen: Ishana Night Shyamalan.and his wife Bhavna, Ishana is the only other filmmaker in her family.
The forest is such a terrifying and mystifying place in ‘The Watchers’ and in your dad’s films, like ‘The Village’ and ‘I was always, always in forest spaces, like Ridley Creek State Park, which was close to where we lived. We used to live out in Gladwyne and we had this backyard full of trees. My sister and I would go play in that and imagine all those things. Throughout my life, I have found solace and excitement in going to those kinds of forested spaces, for sure.
Being primed for the horror genre, we were sort of inundated with so much of it as kids. It taught me that there can be enjoyment and a lot of emotional depth in the process of feeling scared. It’s not necessarily something to run from, but maybe something to lean into a bit more., that was my favorite book as a kid.
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