STREAM DOCUMENTARIES

LAST BEST HOPE

Award-winning true story of underground escape lines and the Belgian Resistance during World War II, ‘Last Best Hope’ (2006) aired across the United States as a prime time special with nearly 2 million viewers, and also aired across European broadcast networks. The film was screened for King Albert II and Prince Philipe of Belgium and US Ambassadors in 2005.

What is the one principle or belief for which you would sacrifice everything? Ethical, spiritual, and ideological values that are central to the human experience find their voice in the documentary film, ""Last Best Hope: A True Story of Escape, Evasion, and Remembrance,"" a poignant, little-known story about the men and women in the Belgian Resistance and their extraordinary acts to save downed Allied airmen during the Second World War. Original Score by Stephen Barber. Directed by Mat Hames, Executive Produced by Ramona Kelly and David Grosvenor. Motion Graphics by Erik Lauritzen. Edited by Mat Hames and Ginny Patrick. Produced by Wilson Waggoner and Beth Hames. A production of Alpheus Media. (c) Rendez-Vous Films LLC.

AUSTIN REVEALED: CIVIL RIGHTS STORIES

"Austin Revealed: Civil Rights Stories" was a selection at the 2014 SXSW "Faces of Austin" showcase, screened at Google in Austin, and was a feature at the Blanton Museum of Art's exhibit, "Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the 60's." Austin PBS commissioned Producer/Director Mat Hames to begin an oral history project that will share the stories of Austin’s past to encourage discussion and thought around the city’s future. This was the pilot of what went on to become a long-running award winning series. Envisioned as a broadcast and web-based Transmedia project, Austin Revealed is made up of broadcast and web content; short 1-2 minute vignettes and individual interviews, as well as half hour documentaries created for PBS digital outlets and Austin PBS Broadcast. Directed and Produced by Mat Hames | Producer Deborah Toodle |Executive Producer Beth Hames