In 1999, David Sampliner was a Ph.d candidate in U.S. history at New York University; Tim Nackashi had started his own internet design company and had directed music videos for bands in Athens, GA.  By the spring of 2000, David had moved to Athens, and without any formal training in filmmaking, David and Tim decided to follow the subjects of "Dirty Work." They completed the film in 2003, and in 2004 it played at the Sundance Film Festival, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Silverdocs, among others, and won Best Documentary at the Atlanta Film Festival.

David has since moved back to New York City, where he directed a film for the Presbyterian church on the issue of gay/lesbian ordination. He is now a field producer/shooter on an MTV documentary called "First Year," and is plotting his next feature documentary project. 

Tim is currently directing his next documentary, set in Atlanta, GA, about people who are immersed in live-action role-playing games. He also works as a documentary editor and film score composer.