CRIME/MYSTERY Feature Film: OMRO. - Jan. 24/25 event
Today's Film Festival
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Crime, Independent, Mystery, Thriller
OMRO, 98min., USA
Directed by Jamie Bailey
Three apparent bank robbers lay siege to a small town and take hostages. Special Agent Cole Johnson goes undercover as a hostage himself to try and save his high school sweetheart only to find out that the men are after something more valuable then money...
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29711811/reference/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-chicago-feature-omro
Director Biography - Jamie Bailey
Jamie 's first feature was “This Was America”. The film is now streaming on Amazon Prime around the world.
He created, produced and directed the business talk show “The Next Biggest Winner”. The show aired nationally across Canadian Television for two seasons in primetime (30 x 46 episodes) on Ichannel.
His feature documentaries entitled "Blank Slate" and “Firestarter” were released in 2020 & 2019 on national broadcast television and on Amazon Prime.
Jamie is also the co-producer and director of photography on a number of upcoming series including "Age of the Living Dead" season 2 (on FXX and Amazon Prime), “Killing the Cure” (30 x 7 episodes) and “ELE”. “ELE” is a ground breaking 6 part x 1 hour sci-fi thriller. Each episode was shot in one take without any digital stitching.
For over a decade he has worked on his original TV & Film concepts in partnership with Dystopian Films, Breakthrough Entertainment, Gala Films, Tricon Films and Buck Productions.
In addition to television and film production, Jamie also creates numerous television commercials and corporate videos for many clients. He was previously the co-founder and president of Metaphoria Productions Inc.; a Toronto based commercial and television production company.
Earlier in his career, Jamie was the founder and president of Fresh Productions Inc., which he started in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2003. The company produced print, radio and TV commercials for clients such as Holiday Inn, Rogers and the Canadian Breast Cancer foundation.
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