The Crew
Donald Goldmacher (President of PsychComp Associates) is both a psychiatrist and a filmmaker. He has served as director of Planning for the California Department of Health, and was the director of Mental Health, Alcohol, and Drug Abuse Services of Contra Costa County, CA. His first film, Do No Harm, revealed the controversial marketing and research practices of the pharmaceutical industry. His most recent film, "Ruthie and Connie; Every Room in the House", won over 20 festival awards around the world, was shown on HBO and television stations around the world. For information on how to obtain a copy of the film, visit the website. You can also see his co-production of "Helping Your Baby Sleep Through the Night" at http://helpingyourbabysleep.com
In addition to producing "HEIST", Ms. Causey is the founder of Adhara Media LLC, which produces film and television content and advises non-profit clients on media and public relations matters. In 2004, Ms. Causey launched the exclusive historical DVD and online merchandising brand, American Stock, based on her award-winning original documentary series. The signature film of that series, The Wendell Scott Story, appeared on The History Channel and the Turner Networks.
Ms. Causey began her career in broadcasting and film in 1987 as an entry-level video journalist at the global headquarters in Atlanta for Cable News Network (CNN). She worked her way through the ranks becoming Senior National Assignment Editor for the domestic newsgathering operation eventually moving to the New York City bureau as a producer. During her 14-year career with CNN, Ms. Causey covered the most important stories of the late eighties and nineties and was a senior member of a team honored with News and Documentary Emmys for team coverage of both the Olympic Park and Oklahoma City bombings in 1995 and 1996.
Earl Katz, President of Public Interest Pictures, is an activist/documentary producer. He’s led several national and international peace and environmental initiatives, many under the aegis of Fellowship of Reconciliation. Earl just completed “Broadcast Blues” (Premiere, early Spring 2009), and is currently the Executive Producer of “Heist,” and “One Nation Under God.” Earl has been a leading critic of electronic voting since the inception of that movement in 2003. His award-winning documentaries have been an adjunct to his career as a political, social justice, and environmental activist since 1970. Katz was Executive Producer of “Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election” with Danny Glover (Sundance Channel), “Unconstitutional: The War on Our Civil Liberties” (Sundance Channel), and “Hacking Democracy (HBO), for which he received an Emmy(R) award nomination. He was Executive Producer of several other documentaries including: ”El Barco de la Paz - The Peace Ship to Nicaragua“ , ”The CIA & World Peace“ , ”Lanzo Del Vasto: Warrior For Peace“ and ”One Earth.“ He was the fundraiser for ”Winter Soldier“, a documentary film for Vietnam Veterans Against the War (Cannes Film Festival Award). Since 1972, all of his documentaries have been used as fundraising and organizing tools to benefit grassroots NGO organizations. In 1982, Katz initiated the video production of HBO’s ”Night of at Least a Dozen Stars - I Love Liberals,“ the first non-profit benefit aired on HBO. In 1984, his proposal won a $20 million grant from the National Park Service for the museums built at Liberty and Ellis Islands. Earl serves on the boards of: Earth Communication Office, Independent World Television and Free Speech TV.