WILLIAM O'MARRA
DIRECTOR, EDITOR, & PRODUCER
William's passion for documentary making is derived from its power to help society understand complex issues and change the world. He has traveled the country capturing the stories of people on the frontiers of understanding and combating mass violence. In 2018 he wrote, produced and acted in a play about mass killers to promote awareness and healing in response to a local mass shooting in Brooklyn in 2016. He volunteers with the Travis County Juvenile Probation Dept. in Austin, TX where he currently resides, teaching a documentary class to both provide education and combat recidivism.
JR HEFFELFINGER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
J.R.'s mission as an artist is to unveil hidden truths about the human condition, give voice to the voiceless and to make the invisible, visible. Founder of Runaway Horses, J.R. Heffelfinger is a Webby Award winning filmmaker who has created content that has generated over +250 Million views to date across YouTube, Amazon and Hulu. His 2021 feature documentary about a survivor of the US's atomic bombing of Hiroshima, 8:15, was recently theatrically released in Japan and is set to arrive in the US soon.
MAIKEN BAIRD
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Maiken has been an independent documentary filmmaker for 25 years, specializing in international and political affairs. Most recently, Baird was the Producer of Cradle of Champions for Showtime and Executive Producer of the Academy Award® winning Icarus. She is a frequent collaborator of Academy Award® winning filmmaker Alex Gibney and his Jigsaw Productions, first producing Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer in 2010 and, more recently, serving as an executive producer for the BAFTA-nominated City of Ghosts, No Stone Unturned, and ELIÀN, as well as two feature documentaries currently in production.
CAMERON CASEY
PRODUCER
Cameron began his career in the International Department at The Weinstein Company. He managed the global sale, marketing and distribution strategy of films that include The Artist, Silver Linings Playbook, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints and The Imitation Game. After departing TWC in 2014, he ran the day to day business operations and development slate for Parts & Labor Films, during productions of The Witch and American Honey. In 2023 Cameron died by suicide. He battled with Depression and Bipolar Disorder throughout his life, and his passion for mental health issues fueled his invaluable contributions to SAVE US.