Immigrant of the Day: M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN

Film Director M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN is our Immigrant of the Day.  "I see dead people." If you are a fan of the American cinema, you'll recognize this phrase from "The Sixth Sense."  It was written and directed by Manoj Nelliattu Shyamalan, an Indian immigrant known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan.

Shyamalan is widely recognized as a leading American film director.  Besides The Sixth Sense, he directed the films Unbreakable and The Village.

The Sixth Sense earned Shyamalan the Academy Award nomination for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the age of 29. The American Film Institute named the film one of the 100 greatest motion pictures of all time.

KJ