Chapman Way

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Chapman Way
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  • Director
  • producer
Years active2014 – present
Relatives Maclain Way (brother)
Brocker Way (brother)

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]

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Life and career

Chapman 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

YearTitleContributionNote
2014 The Battered Bastards of Baseball Director, editor, cinematographer and producerDocumentary
2016The New Yorker PresentsDirector and producer1 episode
2018 Wild Wild Country Director, sound mixer and producerDocumentary series
2021 Untold: Crimes & Penalties Director and producerDocumentary
2021Untold: Breaking PointDirector and producerDocumentary
2021 Untold: Caitlyn Jenner Executive ProducerDocumentary
2021 Untold: Malice at the Palace Executive ProducerDocumentary
2021 Untold: Deal with the Devil Executive ProducerDocumentary
2022 Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist Executive ProducerDocumentary
2022 Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1 Executive ProducerDocumentary
2022 Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul Executive ProducerDocumentary
2022Untold: The Race of the CenturyDirector and producerDocumentary

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2018Won 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
2019Nominated Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Series for Broadcast [13]
2021Nominated International Documentary Association Best Episodic Series Untold [14]

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