Mat Hames
Biography
Mat Hames is a director and producer, known for his documentaries What Was Ours (2017), When I Rise (2010), both of which were included in the TV series Independent Lens. His films have screened at SXSW, HotDocs, IDFA, and the Santa Barbara Film Festival. When I Rise (2010) was nominated for an IDA Award. Hames is the show runner for Rooster Teeth's documentary series RTDocs, the PBS/ Prime series 'Power Trip: the Story of Energy', and the PBS series 'A State of Mind'. He is a co-founder of Austin, Texas based non-fiction production company Alpheus Media.
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Filmography
- 2026A Life Outside: American Mountain GuidesFilm · Director
- 2022Fossil CountryFilm · Director, Writer
- 2020Power Trip: The Story of EnergySeries · Director, Creator
- 2019Thirst for PowerFilm · Director
- 2019Waiting for the PunchlineFilm · Director
- 2018Common GroundFilm · Director
- 2018Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster TeethFilm · Director, Additional Camera
- 2018Becoming Jessica NigriFilm · Director, Additional Camera
- 2017UnconventionalFilm · Director, Additional Camera
- 2017Haus of PainFilm · Director
- 2017The TattooistFilm · Director
- 2016The Meme MachineFilm · Director
- 2016The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR JourneyFilm · Director, Additional Camera
- 2016ConnectedFilm · Director, Additional Photography
- 2016What Was OursFilm · Producer, Editor, Director
- 2015RT DocsSeries · Director, Additional Camera, Creator
- 2010When I RiseFilm · Director
- 2006Last Best HopeFilm · Director
- 2004Making MoreFilm · Director, Writer
