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Chanya Button

Chanya Button

Director, producer and writer · Born December 25, 1986 (39) · London, England, UK

Chanya Joyce Dorothy Button (born 25 December 1986) is an English director and screenwriter. After studying at RADA and learning the ropes in the assistant directors' department on the Harry Potter franchise, she directed two feature films, Burn Burn Burn (2015) and Vita & Virginia (2018), the latter of which she also co-wrote. She then moved on to television, directing the 2019 period dramas World on Fire and The Spanish Princess, as well as the final 60th anniversary special episode of Doctor Who, "The Giggle" (2023).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 25, 1986 (39)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 26% in 30 days

What are Chanya Button's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
40%
Bonds
18%
Morality
15%
Power
14%
Survival
14%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Romantic
2
Dread
1
Contemplative
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Chanya Button's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chanya Button'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

13 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Code of Silence(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • The Killing Kind(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who(2023)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Whitstable Pearl(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • World on Fire(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Spanish Princess(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Vita & Virginia(2018)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Burn Burn Burn(2015)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Alpha: Omega (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer

  • Frog/Robot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Our Fault: London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 2011 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Vita & Virginia (2018)

$801K worldwide

Highest rated

Burn Burn Burn (2015)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

Doctor Who (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing12 of 12: 8 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thWriting2 of 12: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 12: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

12 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2010s7 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Is Chanya Button's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Chanya Button work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chanya Button's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Trend shares the most, 3.

Cinematographers and editors

Producers