Roy Dames (1953, The Netherlands) studied tropical agriculture. Since 1986 he has worked as a documentary producer and since 1992 he has worked as a producer/director. Since two years he mostly works as a director, his producer is Keydocs, Amsterdam. Roy Dames produced and made many documentaries on social issues from a human interest perspective. His films include 'I'am Mohammed' (nominated for Golden Calf during the Dutch Filmfestival 2005), 'Wrong Friends' (90' documentary, won 'Beeld en Geluid Award 2010', most important tv prize in Holland), 'Ruud and Ria, together upto death' (2002, about a former Dutch boxchampion), 'Hookers at the crossroads' (1999, a series about the lives of street walking prostitutes in Rotterdam).