Person
Mat Hames
Directing
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.
Known for
RT Docs
Additional Camera
Power Trip: The Story of Energy
Director
The Meme Machine
Director
A Life Outside: American Mountain Guides
Director
Becoming Jessica Nigri
Director
Last Best Hope
Director
The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey
Additional Camera
Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth
Director
Common Ground
Director
The Tattooist
Director
Filmography
- 2026A Life Outside: American Mountain GuidesDirector
- 2022Fossil CountryDirector
- 2020Power Trip: The Story of EnergyDirector
- 2019Thirst for PowerDirector
- 2019Waiting for the PunchlineDirector
- 2018Common GroundDirector
- 2018Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster TeethDirector
- 2018Becoming Jessica NigriDirector
- 2017UnconventionalAdditional Camera
- 2017Haus of PainDirector
- 2017The TattooistDirector
- 2016The Meme MachineDirector
- 2016The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR JourneyAdditional Camera
- 2016ConnectedDirector
- 2016What Was OursEditor
- 2015RT DocsAdditional Camera
- 2010When I RiseDirector
- 2006Last Best HopeDirector
- 2004Making MoreDirector
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