A documentary feature celebrating the life & legacy of renowned Portland guitarist Tim Ellis.
How can one man—always the sideman, never the star—shape a community and change the face of the local music scene? THIS IS TIM: A Musical Life follows one man’s journey through life, love and tragedy, as told through the eyes of his daughter and the musicians he inspired.
His name wasn’t the one on the album cover. On the street, he was just a regular guy. But on stage, Tim Ellis became a rip-roaring guitar god who rocked the center of the music universe in Portland, Oregon for over three decades.
THIS IS TIM: A MUSICAL LIFE traces the artistic journey of Oregon Music Hall of Fame guitarist Tim Ellis and his choices when faced with every artist’s dilemma: a life on the road, on stage and in the spotlight; or a life at home, raising a young and growing family.
Through rare archival television footage, personal home movies, and interviews with the musicians he inspired—including veteran drummer Mark Schulman (P!nk, Cher, Foreigner), songwriter Sam Martin (Maroon 5, Jason Derulo), Thomas Lauderdale of Pink Martini and Everclear frontman Art Alexakis—THIS IS TIM provides an intimate portrait of a man who tried to have it all and the lives he changed along the way.
THIS IS TIM: A MUSICAL LIFE traces the artistic journey of Oregon Music Hall of Fame guitarist Tim Ellis and his choices when faced with every artist’s dilemma: a life on the road, on stage and in the spotlight; or a life at home, raising a young and growing family.
Through rare archival television footage, personal home movies, and interviews with the musicians he inspired—including veteran drummer Mark Schulman (P!nk, Cher, Foreigner), songwriter Sam Martin (Maroon 5, Jason Derulo), Thomas Lauderdale of Pink Martini and Everclear frontman Art Alexakis—THIS IS TIM provides an intimate portrait of a man who tried to have it all and the lives he changed along the way.
Director Tiffany Ellis at the film premiere at Portland's historic Hollywood Theater.
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