About · Est. 2014

We try our best to do our best work.

OTM is a small team of people who know that we're never going to be perfect, but we're going to work really, really hard to make stuff that we're proud of. We also really love animals.

The Off The Map Media team in the field
Filming “Polar Bear Country”

Staff · 6

The OTM Team

  • Portrait of Andrew Ackerman

    Andrew Ackerman

    Founder · Director & Cinematographer

    Durango, Colorado

    Andrew founded Off The Map Media in 2014, and works as a director, cinematographer, and producer. He's directed several feature-length and short documentaries, and contributed to many others.

    He served as Director of Photography on the award-winning Netflix documentary Chasing Coral, with additional work appearing on Disney+, Netflix, and National Geographic.

  • Portrait of Worth Baker

    Worth Baker

    Partner · Cinematographer & Producer

    Boulder, Colorado

    Co-owner of Off The Map Media, Worth brings a lifelong creative streak spanning photography, video, and tech. A former software developer, he joined the company as its business partner in 2023.

    Today he works as a field cinematographer, editor, and producer. He also heads up development on OTM's production software suite, Waypoint.

  • Portrait of Sam Franks

    Sam Franks

    Assistant Video Editor

    Lakewood, Colorado

    Sam supports post-production on documentaries and commercials, drawing on a background in freelance videography and photography.

    Her work emphasizes artistry and the pursuit of meaningful storytelling. She joined Off The Map Media in 2025.

  • Portrait of Daria Nastasia

    Daria Nastasia

    Assistant Video Editor

    Arlington, Virginia

    Daria previously worked with PBS NewsHour on journalism projects and graduated summa cum laude from George Washington University in Journalism, Political Science, and Film Studies.

    She has contributed to environmental journalism at Planet Forward and to post-production on Holding Liat, an Academy Award–shortlisted feature. She joined OTM in 2026.

  • Portrait of Paige Sparks

    Paige Sparks

    Senior Editor

    Durango, Colorado

    A three-time Emmy Award–winning filmmaker, Paige has work appearing on PBS, Netflix, Discovery, and the History Channel.

    Her storytelling focuses on overlooked communities and underrepresented narratives. Paige joined Off The Map Media in 2026.

  • Portrait of Tim Kaminski

    Tim Kaminski

    Editor

    Colorado

    Tim has been making films since 2010, collaborating with Emmy and Academy Award–winning directors.

    He has directed two documentary features, Classic and Pain Brain, and joined Off The Map Media in 2025.