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Mala Chapple

Mala Chapple

Producer · Born October 3, 1969 (57) · Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Primetime Emmy nominee

Mala Chapple (born October 3, 1969) is a distinguished executive producer and the current president of Story Syndicate, a production company founded by filmmakers Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan. In this role, she oversees the development and production of various projects, including documentaries and series. In 2010, Chapple received an Emmy nomination for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking for her work as an executive producer on "Brick City," a documentary series that aired on the Sundance Channel. Prior to her tenure at Story Syndicate, Chapple was associated with Viacom's Music Group, where she contributed to various projects.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 3, 1969 (57)
From
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all

What are Mala Chapple's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Steady 8 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
11
Tense
9
Hopeful
10
Melancholic
9
Warm
4
Other
9

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mala Chapple's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Mala Chapple's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

25 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Rapinoe(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Dynasty: The Murdochs(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
  • One Night in Idaho: The College Murders(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
  • Titan: The OceanGate Disaster(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
  • Number One on the Call Sheet(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
  • Sally(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Family Secrets: The Disappearance of Alissa Turney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Unknown: Cave of Bones(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Unknown: Killer Robots(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Unknown: The Lost Pyramid(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • Harry & Meghan(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
  • The Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Unexpected(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
  • Leave It to Stevie(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • Stevie J & Joseline Go Hollywood(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • Money. Power. Respect.(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • K.Michelle: My Life(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • Worst Thing I Ever Did(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • A Day in the Life(2011)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • Brick City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 11 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Iconoclasts(2005)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 2009 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing18 of 18: 18 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s15 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2010, Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Mala Chapple's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of the 7 of 8 with a score; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 20 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive6
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Mala Chapple work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mala Chapple's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Liz Garbus shares the most, 13.

Directors

Composers and editors

Producers

  • Dan Cogan13 titles
    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Dan Cogan
  • Jon Bardin13 titles
    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Jon Bardin
  • Kate Barry7 titles
    See all 7 shared titles with Kate Barry
  • Stefan Springman6 titles
    See all 6 shared titles with Stefan Springman