Directing

Mat Hames

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.

Credits

Newest first

A Life Outside: American Mountain Guides
Director
2026
Fossil Country
Director
2022
Fossil Country
Writer
2022
Power Trip: The Story of Energy
Director
2020
Power Trip: The Story of Energy
Creator
2020
Thirst for Power
Director
2019
Waiting for the Punchline
Director
2019
Common Ground
Director
2018
Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth
Director
2018
Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth
Additional Camera
2018
Becoming Jessica Nigri
Director
2018
Becoming Jessica Nigri
Additional Camera
2018
Unconventional
Director
2017
Unconventional
Additional Camera
2017
Haus of Pain
Director
2017
The Tattooist
Director
2017
The Meme Machine
Director
2016
The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey
Director
2016
The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey
Additional Camera
2016
Connected
Director
2016
Connected
Additional Photography
2016
What Was Ours
Producer
2016
What Was Ours
Editor
2016
What Was Ours
Director
2016
RT Docs
Director
2015
RT Docs
Additional Camera
2015
RT Docs
Creator
2015
When I Rise
Director
2010
Last Best Hope
Director
2006
Making More
Director
2004
Making More
Writer
2004