Mat Hames is an American independent filmmaker known for the PBS documentary series Power Trip: the Story of Energy, as well as his two Independent Lens documentaries When I Rise and What Was Ours. He was knighted by King Albert II for his documentary film about Belgian Resistance escape lines in World War II Last Best Hope.
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Mat Hames
Mat Hames is an American independent filmmaker known for the PBS documentary series Power Trip: the Story of Energy, as well as his two Independent Lens documentaries When I Rise and What Was Ours. He was knighted by King Albert II for his documentary film about Belgian Resistance escape lines in World War II Last Best Hope.