The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan
“An In-Depth Look At the Director of The Sixth Sense. Unbreakable. Signs and The Village.”
2004•PG•2h 5m•6.7•Released
ComedyDocumentaryScience FictionTV Movie
Everyone has a skeleton or two in his or her closet, but what about the director behind some of the most successful thrillers ever to hit the silver screen? Could M. Night Shyamalan be hiding a deep, dark secret that drives his macabre cinematic vision? Now viewers will be able to find out firsthand what fuels The Sixth Sense director's seemingly supernatural creativity as filmmakers interview Shyamalan as well as the cast and crew members who have worked most closely with him over the years. Discover the early events that shaped the mind of a future master of suspense in a documentary that is as fascinating as it is revealing.
Director
Nathaniel Kahn
Writer
Melissa Foster
Languages
English
Studio
Terley Productions
Cast
M. Night Shyamalan
Self
Adrien Brody
Self
Deepak Chopra
Self
Johnny Depp
Self
Griffin Newman
Teenage Fan
Maggie Kiley
Cecilia Meadows
Billy Arrowood
Self - Location Scout
Glenn R. Cohen
Dude in Cheesesteak shop
Sean Andrew Fash
Self
Peggy Gormley
Nun, Childhood Teacher
Callum Greene
Self
Adrian M. Hickman
Video Store Manager
Nathaniel Kahn
Self
Ilana Levine
Publicist
Brick Mason
Self - Storyboard Artist
Production
Company
Terley Productions
Producer
Callum Greene
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