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Chel White

Chel White

Director, also writer

Chel White is an American film director, commercial and music video director, composer, actor, screenwriter, and visual effects supervisor on feature films.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, also writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 11% in 30 days

What are Chel White's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Society
45%
Ideas
10%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Hopeful
2
Joyful
2
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Chel White's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Chel White'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

32 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • No More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • The One-Minute Memoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Filmmakers Unite (FU) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Little Donnie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 4D Attraction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • Une surprise pour Noël (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Jingle & Bell's Christmas Star(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Jingle All the Way(2011)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bucksville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

  • SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Milk(2008)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • To Each His Own Cinema(2007)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Paranoid Park(2007)

    Visual Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Harrowdown Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • A Painful Glimpse Into My Writing Process (In Less Than 60 Seconds) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Magda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Editor · Producer · as Street Man (voice)

  • Dream No. 631 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Eclipse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Composer · Producer · Sound Designer

  • The Artist in Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Animation Director

  • Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Producer

  • Soulmate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer

  • The PJs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Dirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Even Cowgirls Get the Blues(1993)

    Visual Effects Supervisor · as Brain Surgeon

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Pro and Con (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer · Sound Designer

  • Choreography for Copy Machine (Photocopy Cha Cha) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Machine Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Composer

  • Jump Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Metal Dogs of India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Composer

  • Wet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Composer

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1975 to 2022.

Most popular right now

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 31: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting26 of 31: 15 only directing, 11 with another roleWriting2 of 31: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing4 of 31: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleMusic5 of 31: 0 only music, 5 with another roleCinematography1 of 31: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 31: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew7 of 31: 3 only other crew, 4 with another role

31 titles, 13 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew2000s12 · 1 acting · 12 crew2010s7 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Chel White's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)

90th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Saturday Night Live (1975)

Midcredits 71st · 82% liked

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 Chel White work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chel White's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Allan Neuwirth shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers