Episode 7: The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan (2004)

Before finding our way to The Village, we take a detour to uncover The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan (2004). Directed by Oscar nominated documentarian Nathaniel Kahn, The Buried Secret was a “documentary” produced for the Sci-Fi Channel intended to promote and create excitement around Shyamalan’s soon to be released film, The Village. This fake documentary, or mockumentary, is an odd assortment of obviously staged interviews, apparently genuine scenes of Shyamalan out in Philadelphia, a random cameo from Johnny Depp, and the idea that Shyamalan actually talks to ghosts. We digress to talk about another mockumentary, Incident at Loch Ness, starring Werner Herzog, contemplate going through either Herzog's or Kevin Smith’s films next, and talk about the price of DVD’s. We also discuss, of course, Shyamalan’s latest news about an Unbreakable/Split sequel and speculate wildly on what the plot might entail. This month’s Shyamalan scotch was: Clan MacGregor.