Chapman Way Explained

Chapman Way
Birth Place:	Ventura County, California, U.S.
Years Active:	2014 – 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]}

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 , along with Maclain Way for Netflix in 2021.^[10]

Filmography

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		Director and producer	Documentary
2021	Untold: Breaking Point	Director and producer	Documentary
2021		Executive Producer	Documentary
2021		Executive Producer	Documentary
2021		Executive Producer	Documentary
2022		Executive Producer	Documentary
2022		Executive Producer	Documentary
2022		Executive Producer	Documentary
2022	Untold: The Race of the Century	Director and producer	Documentary

Awards and nominations

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chapman and Maclain Way talk Netflix "Untold" series, including "Malice at the Palace," "Crime and Penalties," "Breaking Point". awfulannouncing.com. 11 August 2021 . 2021-09-05.
2. Web site: Chapman Way. tfiny.org. 2021-09-05.
3. Web site: VIDEO: Netflix Releases Trailer for UNTOLD: BREAKING POINT. broadwayworld.com. 2021-09-05.
4. Web site: 'Wild Wild Country' Directors Chapman & Maclain Way on Their Crazy 6-Part Netflix Documentary. collider.com. 31 January 2018 . 2021-09-05.
5. Web site: Interview: Chapman and Maclain Way Hit for the Fences With "Battered Bastards of Baseball". moveablefest.com. 10 July 2014 . 2021-09-05.
6. Web site: WILD WILD COUNTRY Interview: Chapman & Maclain Way, Directors. filminquiry.com. 22 March 2018 . 2021-09-05.
7. Web site: Bing Russell's grandsons explore his 'Battered Bastards of Baseball'. Los Angeles Times. 8 July 2014 . 2021-09-05.
8. Web site: Sundance 2014: Documentary Premieres. indiewire.com. 10 January 2014 . 2021-09-05.
9. Web site: Directors of the Netflix Rajneeshees docuseries talk about 'the craziest story' in Oregon history. oregonlive.com. 15 March 2018 . 2021-09-05.
10. Web site: 'Untold: Breaking Point' Trailer Reveals the Last Episode of Netflix's Sports Docuseries. collider.com. September 2021 . 2021-09-05.
11. Web site: 34th Annual IDA Documentary Awards Honorees. documentary.org. 2021-09-05.
12. Web site: Awards & Nominations. emmys.com. 2021-09-05.
13. Web site: Here are all the Nominees for the 12th Annual Cinema Eye Honors. cinemaeyehonors.com. 2021-09-05.
14. Web site: Nominees Revealed for the 37th Annual IDA Documentary Awards .