Mat Hames
Mat Hames is an award winning American independent filmmaker known for the PBS, AppleTV and Prime Video documentary series Power Trip: the Story of Energy, as well as his Independent Lens documentaries When I Rise and What Was Ours. His film Fossil Country was nominated for a national News and Doc Emmy, and his work has won multiple National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences regional Emmy Awards. He was knighted by King Albert II for his documentary film about Belgian Resistance escape lines in World War II Last Best Hope. He directed the Rooster Teeth RTDocs Series including Common Ground, Waiting for the Punchline, Why We're Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth, The Meme Machine, and Connected. His films have been part of the Emmy-Winning U.S. PBS series Independent Lens, SundanceTV, and Amazon Prime. He is a founder of Austin documentary production company Alpheus Media. Alpheus Media, Inc. has also created advertising campaigns for clients including Blue Bell Ice Cream, Johns Hopkins, Nike, as well as short films for the Atlantic Magazine, the Economist, films for museum exhibit spaces including the LBJ Presidential Library, and Global NGOs including Partners in Health, World Vision, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. A portion of his interviews with cancer survivors appear in a best selling book, Live Strong (ISBN 0767921380).
External links
[edit]- Alpheus Media
- Official Website
- What Was Ours
- New York Times: When I Rise, Triumphing Over Racism With A Voice and a Spirit
- Film Review: The Meme Machine
- When I Rise - PBS Site
- Mat Hames at IMDb
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