peter ackerman [US & EU Citizen]
Portland, ME x Brooklyn, NY
Producer, Director, Editor, Camera Operator at 4th District
Certifications:
● FAA Certified - Part 107 Remote Pilot (Cert. No. #5268844, Issued: Jan ‘26)
● PADI Certified - Open Water, Diver Level 2 (PADI No. 23023M5600)
● Vermont Basic Firearm Education, VT Fish & Wildlife (Cert. No.#199393)
● Emergency Trained Deckhand
Right to Work:
● EU and US Dual Citizen
Present - 2022
Field Producer, PBS Nature/Grizzly Creek Films, “AMERICAN AMAZON”, Director: Eric Bendick
Freelance Producer & Video Editor, Science Magazine
Camera Operator, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, Birds for Birds Feature: Shearwater Tagging
Camera Operator, Spruce Tone, “THE MAINE CITIZEN’S ASSEMBLY”, Director: Palmer Morse
Associate Producer, Radical Media, [Confidential] Multinational Tech Industry Video Production
Camera Operator & DIT, OceanX, OceanXplorer Around Africa Expedition 2025
1st Assistant Camera, Netflix/Our Time Projects, “AMERICAN SYMPHONY”, Director: Matthew Heineman
Assistant Producer, Netflix/Box-to-Box Films, “BREAK POINT” (Season 2), Director: Martin Webb
DIT, Netflix/Box to Box Films, “FORMULA 1: DRIVE TO SURVIVE” (Season 8), DP: Ed Edwards
1st Assistant Camera, Adobe/emotion studios, ARTIST PROFILE: NORMAN TEAGUE, DP: Bill Winters
1st Assistant Camera, PXP Studios, KIND BAR “Alarm Clock” Ad, DP: Peter Pascucci
Camera Operator & DIT, OceanX, OceanXplorer Indonesia Expedition 2024
Camera Operator and 2nd AC, Revry/Silo Studios, “THE HALLOWEEN BALL”, DP: Luke Sargent
Assistant Camera and DIT, National Geographic/October Films/Disney+, “INSIDE THE FBI: THE 1970’s”, DP: Marshall Rose
Camera PA, Studio Ramsay “NEXT LEVEL CHEF” (Season 3), Producer: Cole Hooper
Camera PA, Little Monster Films, MOUNTAINEERING FILM [unreleased], Directors: Jimmy Chin & Chai Vasarhelyi
Camera PA, Disney+/Raw Television, “IN VOGUE: THE 1990’s” (Episodes 3-6), DP: Ariel Grandoli
Camera PA, Firelight Films/PBS, “SAN JUAN HILL: MANHATTAN’s LOST NEIGHBORHOOD”, DP: Henry Adebonojo
Camera PA, Little Monster Films, “ENDURANCE”, Directors: Jimmy Chin & Chai Vasarhelyi
2nd AC, Magnolia Network/BETTY TV, “FOR THE LOVE OF KITCHENS” (Season 2), DP: Michael Cimpher
Camera PA, HBO MAX, “THE OTHER TWO” (Season 3), Director: Sarah Schneider
Camera PA, Netflix/Box-to-Box Films, “BREAK POINT” (Season 1), Director: Martin Webb
Camera PA, VICE Media/Pulse Films, “BIOGRAPHY: OL’ DIRTY BASTARD”, DP: Henry Adebonojo, Director: Sam Pollard
Camera PA, Netflix/Raw Television, “GET GOTTI”, DP: Jamie Cairney
Camera PA, 72 Films, “JOHN LENNON: MURDER WITHOUT A TRIAL”, DP: Stefan Wiesen
Camera PA, Apple Studios/Kunhardt Films, UNTITLED DOCUMENTARY [unreleased], Director: John Maggio
Production Assistant, Ridley Scott Creative Group, “BALENCIAGA: A DOCUMENTARY”, DP: Will Pugh
Education:
University of Vermont (2015-19)
Bachelor’s Degree: Film & Television Studies
(Minor: Ecology / Traditional Ecological Knowledge)
Silkeborg Højsklole (2014-15)
Højskole Degree:
Foreign Aid & Development
Awards:
