Beats (American film)
Beats is an American coming- of- age- drama directed by Chris Robinson from a screenplay by Miles Orion Feldsott.
The film stars Anthony Anderson, Khalil Everage, Uzo Aduba, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Paul Walter Hauser, Dave East, Ashley Jackson, Evan J. Simpson, and Dreezy.
A reclusive, teenage music prodigy forms an unlikely friendship with a struggling producer.
United by their mutual love of hip- hop, they try to free each other from the demons of their past and break into the city's music scene.
The film has received positive reviews.
Sy Richardson
Sy Richardson is an American film and television actor.
Chris Robinson (director)
Chris Robinson is an American film director, commercial director, and music video director.
He has directed films such as Netflix original" Beats".
He has directed commercials for brands such as iPod, Coca- Cola and Verizon and music videos for songs like" Fallin'" and" You Do n't Know My Name" by Alicia Keys," Roc Boys" by Jay- Z, the Grammy nominated video for" One Mic" by Nas, and" Bonnie& Clyde' 03" by Jay- Z featuring Beyoncé Knowles.
He is also known for the creation of the concept" Boost Mobile" ad campaigns featuring rap superstars such as Kanye West, Ludacris, The Game, Eve, and others.
In 2005, he made his feature film directorial debut with coming- of- age drama" ATL", starring T.I. and Big Boi.
Robinson is also a founding partner of RockCorps, an organization that encourages volunteerism in young people, which launched the Boost Mobile RockCorps program in 2005 and Orange RockCorps in 2008.
He was nominated for Video Director of the Year at the BET Awards of 2011.
and in 2015.
William J. MacDonald (producer)
William J. MacDonald is an American film and television producer and writer.
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense is a 1999 American supernatural horror thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
The film tells the story of Cole Sear( Haley Joel Osment), a boy who is able to see and talk to the dead, and Malcolm Crowe( Bruce Willis), a child psychologist who tries to help him.
The film established Shyamalan as a writer and director, and introduced the cinema public to his traits, most notably his affinity for surprise endings.
Released by Hollywood Pictures on August 6, 1999, the film was well- received by critics; praise was given to its acting performances( particularly Willis, Osment, and Toni Collette), atmosphere, and twist conclusion.
" The Sixth Sense" was the second- highest- grossing film of 1999( behind), taking about$ 293 million in the US and$ 379 million in other markets.
This made it the highest- grossing horror film( in unadjusted dollars) until 2017, when it was surpassed by" It".
The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Shyamalan, Best Supporting Actor for Osment, and Best Supporting Actress for Collette.
Barry Mendel
Barry Mendel( born 1963) is an American film producer.
Two of the films he worked on," The Sixth Sense" from 1999 and" Munich" from 2005, were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Kathryn Reynolds
Kathryn Reynolds is an American film and television actress.
M. Night Shyamalan
Manoj Nelliyattu" M. Night" Shyamalan( born August 6, 1970) is an American filmmaker and actor.
He is known for making films with contemporary supernatural plots and twist endings.
He was born in Mahé, Puducherry, India, and raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania.
The cumulative gross of his films exceeds$ 3 billion globally.
He made his directorial debut in 1992 with his first movie" Praying with Anger".
His second movie was the comedy- drama film" Wide Awake"( 1998).
His most well- received films include the supernatural thriller" The Sixth Sense"( 1999), the superhero thriller" Unbreakable"( 2000), the science fiction thriller" Signs"( 2002) and the period- piece thriller" The Village"( 2004).
For" The Sixth Sense", Shyamalan received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Afterward, Shyamalan released a series of poorly received but sometimes financially successful movies, including the dark fantasy" Lady in the Water"( 2006), the eco- thriller" The Happening"( 2008)," The Last Airbender"( 2010)( an adaptation of the animated television series), and the science fiction film" After Earth"( 2013).
Following the financial failure of" After Earth," Shyamalan's career was revived with the release of the found footage horror film" The Visit"( 2015), the psychological thriller" Split"( 2016), and continued with the superhero thriller" Glass"( 2019), with these three made for a combined total of$ 34 million, while earning a combined box office of$ 625 million.
" Glass" is the third and final chapter of his" Unbreakable" film series.
In addition to his directorial work, Shyamalan was a producer for the horror film" Devil"( 2010).
Shyamalan was also called in for an uncredited rewrite for the teen film" She's All That"( 1999) and also served as a writer for the film" Stuart Little"( 1999).
Shyamalan is also known for filming and setting his films in and outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Most of his commercially successful films were co-produced and released by Walt Disney Studios' Touchstone and Hollywood film imprints.
In 2008, Shyamalan was awarded the Padma Shri by the government of India.
Crystal Allen
Crystal Allen is an American film and television actress.
Melinda Y. Cohen
Melinda Y. Cohen is an American film and television actress.

Question: Do both directors of films Beats (American Film) and The Sixth Sense have the same nationality?
Answer: yes