Maiken Baird is an independent documentary filmmaker specializing in international and political affairs. She has directed the documentaries Venus & Serena and Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich, and has served as an executive producer on numerous projects including Icarus, Allen v. Farrow, Totally Under Control, Divide & Conquer, City of Ghosts, The First Wave, Tantura, The Grab, Another Body, and Under the Sky of Damascus.