Chapman Way is an American documentary film director and producer.[1][2] He is best known for producing the Netflix documentary series Untold, Wild Wild Country and The Battered Bastards of Baseball.[3][4][5]
Chapman Way | |
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| Years active | 2014 – present |
| Relatives | Maclain Way (brother) Brocker Way (brother) |
Life and career
editChapman was born in Ventura County, California.[6] He is a grandson of actor Bing Russell and nephew of actor Kurt Russell.[7]
In 2014, Chapman directed his debut feature documentary, The Battered Bastards of Baseball, along with Maclain Way, about the Portland Mavericks, premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and acquired by Netflix as one of their Original documentaries.[8] In 2018, he directed a documentary series, Wild Wild Country, along with Maclain Way for Netflix about the controversial Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Osho).[9] He directed two documentary films Untold: Crimes and Penalties and Untold: Breaking Point, along with Maclain Way for Netflix in 2021.[10]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Battered Bastards of Baseball | Director, editor, cinematographer and producer | Documentary |
| 2016 | The New Yorker Presents | Director and producer | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Wild Wild Country | Director, sound mixer and producer | Documentary series |
| 2021 | Untold: Crimes & Penalties | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2021 | Untold: Breaking Point | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2021 | Untold: Caitlyn Jenner | Executive Producer | Documentary |
| 2021 | Untold: Malice at the Palace | Executive Producer | Documentary |
| 2021 | Untold: Deal with the Devil | Executive Producer | Documentary |
| 2022 | Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist | Executive Producer | Documentary |
| 2022 | Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1 | Executive Producer | Documentary |
| 2022 | Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul | Executive Producer | Documentary |
| 2022 | Untold: The Race of the Century | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2024 | The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga | Director and Executive producer | Documentary series |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Won | International Documentary Association | Best Limited Series | Wild Wild Country | [11] |
| Won | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series | [12] | ||
| Nominated | Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program | ||||
| Nominated | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program | ||||
| 2019 | Nominated | Cinema Eye Honors | Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Series for Broadcast | [13] | |
| 2021 | Nominated | International Documentary Association | Best Episodic Series | Untold | [14] |
References
edit- ^ "Chapman and Maclain Way talk Netflix "Untold" series, including "Malice at the Palace," "Crime and Penalties," "Breaking Point"". awfulannouncing.com. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Chapman Way". tfiny.org. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "VIDEO: Netflix Releases Trailer for UNTOLD: BREAKING POINT". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "'Wild Wild Country' Directors Chapman & Maclain Way on Their Crazy 6-Part Netflix Documentary". collider.com. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Interview: Chapman and Maclain Way Hit for the Fences With "Battered Bastards of Baseball"". moveablefest.com. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "WILD WILD COUNTRY Interview: Chapman & Maclain Way, Directors". filminquiry.com. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Bing Russell's grandsons explore his 'Battered Bastards of Baseball'". Los Angeles Times. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Sundance 2014: Documentary Premieres". indiewire.com. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Directors of the Netflix Rajneeshees docuseries talk about 'the craziest story' in Oregon history". oregonlive.com. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "'Untold: Breaking Point' Trailer Reveals the Last Episode of Netflix's Sports Docuseries". collider.com. September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "34th Annual IDA Documentary Awards Honorees". documentary.org. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Awards & Nominations". emmys.com. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Here are all the Nominees for the 12th Annual Cinema Eye Honors". cinemaeyehonors.com. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Nominees Revealed for the 37th Annual IDA Documentary Awards".
External links
edit- Chapman Way at IMDb