Mat Hames

Mat Hames (born July 27, 1971) is an American independent filmmaker known for his Independent Lens documentaries When I Rise, What Was Ours, and his film about Belgian Resistance escape lines in World War II Last Best Hope, Robert Redford produced Fighting Goliath and for the Rooster Teeth RTDocs Series including Common Ground, Waiting for the Punchline, Why We're Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth, Haus of Pain, Becoming Jessica Nigri, The Meme Machine, World's Greatest Head Massage, The Tattooist, 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. In addition to productions for PBS, ITVS, Vision Maker, Amazon, SundanceTV, and Rooster Teeth, Alpheus Media, Inc. has created films for museums, non-profits, healthcare organizations, Global NGOs, and social cause clients. A portion of their interviews with more than 250 cancer survivors appear on the Livestrong web site, and in a best selling book, Live Strong (ISBN 0767921380).