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Maclain Way is an American documentary film director and producer.[1][2] He is best known for producing the Netflix documentary series Untold, directing Wild Wild Country and The Battered Bastards of Baseball.[3][4]

Maclain Way
Born
Ventura County, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Director
  • producer
Years active2014 – present
RelativesChapman Way (brother)
Brocker Way (brother)

Maclain received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series for Wild Wild Country in 2018.[5]


Life and career


Maclain was born and raised in Ventura County, California. He attended UCLA, where he studied history and documentary film.[6] He is a grandson of actor Bing Russell and nephew of actor Kurt Russell.[7]

Maclain directed and produced his debut documentary, The Battered Bastards of Baseball, along with his brother Chapman Way. The film told the story of the Portland Mavericks and premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired and later released by Netflix as one of their first original documentary films.[8][9] In 2018, he directed a documentary series, Wild Wild Country, along with Chapman Way for Netflix about the controversial guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Osho).[10] In 2021, he produced the Netflix documentary series "Untold" and directed Untold: Crimes and Penalties and Untold: Breaking Point, along with Chapman Way.[11]


Filmography


Year Title Contribution Note
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: Race of the Century Director and producer Documentary
2021 Untold: Crimes & Penalties Director and producer Documentary
2021 Untold: Caitlyn Jenner Executive Producer Documentary
2021 Untold: Deal with the Devil Executive Producer Documentary
2021 Untold: Breaking Point Director and producer Documentary
2021 Untold: Malice at the Palace Executive Producer Documentary
2018 Wild Wild Country Director, sound mixer and producer Documentary series
2016 The New Yorker Presents Director and producer 1 episode
2014 The Battered Bastards of Baseball Director and producer Documentary

Awards and nominations


Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2018 Won International Documentary Association Best Limited Series Wild Wild Country [12]
Won Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series [13]
Nominated Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program
2019 Nominated Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Series for Broadcast [14]
2021 Nominated International Documentary Association Best Episodic Series Untold [15]

References


  1. "Maclain Way". tfiny.org. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  2. "Tell Your Truth: Chapman & Maclain Way on Wild Wild Country". rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  3. "Untold creators reveal why they wanted to make a sports docu-series after Wild Wild Country". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  4. "Chapman and Maclain Way on Osho docu-series Wild Wild Country: We wanted to make this an immersive experience". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  5. "2018 Creative Arts Emmys: The Complete List of Night 2 Winners". thewrap.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  6. "THE WAY BROTHERS". rattlingstick.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  7. "Bing Russell's grandsons explore his 'Battered Bastards of Baseball'". latimes.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  8. "Sundance: Todd Field Eyeing Adaptation Of 'Battered Bastards Of Baseball' Docu". deadline.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  9. "Netflix announces docs, beginning with 'Battered Bastards of Baseball'". ew.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  10. "'Wild Wild Country': Is Subject of Netflix Doc Really a 'Sex Cult'?". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  11. "Netflix's Untold Takes A Granular Look At Controversial Moments In Sports". forbes.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  12. "34th Annual IDA Documentary Awards Honorees". documentary.org. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  13. "Awards & Nominations". emmys.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  14. "Here are all the Nominees for the 12th Annual Cinema Eye Honors". cinemaeyehonors.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  15. https://www.documentary.org/press-release/nominees-revealed-37th-annual-ida-documentary-awards




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