Tammy Hall Reflections An Official Selection
   ...Takes First Place in 'Jazz Music Video'
     ... Overall Music Video Category Winner!!

The Indie Gathering, Where East meets West...
    The place to be on Aug. 4, 5 & 6 2006!

We are thrilled to announce that Tammy Hall: Reflections has been given top honors in the Indie Gathering Film Festival held August 4-6, 2006 in Cleveland, Ohio. Our film received its North Coast premiere screening during the festival, and received its awards during the closing ceremonies. Director Lauren Speeth was an invited panel member at the festival's seminar on Women in Filmmaking.

About The Indie Gathering Film Festival

The Indie Gathering is an alternative for Underground, Independent and Experimental Film and Video. The Indie Gathering Film Festival exists to showcase the independent filmmaker. Its mission is to encourage film makers though a competitive showcase independent features, documentaries, shorts, music videos and trailers. Filmmakers participate in their screenings and after the films speak with audience members who seek a closer look into the creative process.

About the film

Tammy Hall: Reflections - In this film of jazz favorites and original compositions, the musical artistry of jazz pianist Tammy Hall (captured live in concert at the famed Yoshi's Jazz House) is combined with cinematography by the elfenworks team and visuals by master editor/animator Tim Schaller. The blending of Hall's performance with dream-like imagery invite you to escape into a world of visual metaphor inspired and driven by the emotional qualities evoked by the themes of the music. "Tammy Hall: Reflections," directed by Lauren Speeth, received 2006 Summit and Telly Awards, and was selected by KCSM 91.1 as a thank-you gift for its 2006 member pledge drive. More information about this film is available in our film detail page and the film's many press releases including festival notices and awards.

About Cleveland, Ohio

Named the "Most Livable City" in the United States [Economist, 2005], Cleveland is a diverse and exciting place to visit, especially if you enjoy music. Cleveland is home to a diverse music scene ranging from a world-class orchestra to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The beaches, botanical garden, metroparks, zoo, playhouse and museums are also certain to please visitors of all ages. For the more adventurous traveler, Lake Erie Islands are full of wineries, water sports, camp grounds, bed and breakfasts, fairs and festivals (such as the Indie Gathering!). And while you are here, don't miss Cleveland's famed West Side Market! For more ideas during your stay, visit cleveland.com. For vintage Cleveland photographs, click on the 'hall of fame' photograph of the director's grandfather, who was County Commissioner there.

Personal Note from the Director

My very first experience in the film industry was in Cleveland in the early 1970s, at Motion Picture Sound, where my father was consulting on my uncle Christopher Speeth's horror film, Malatesta's Carnival of Blood. My father Sheridan Speeth (a Cleveland native) was an inventor and acoustical engineer, and my uncle Chris had asked him to add scary sound effects to the film. I remember sitting in the studio, listening to each effect as it was considered and added - which knock on the door, which sound of approaching steps, which background noise - and being fascinated. Now more than three decades later, with a film of my own showing in Cleveland (one that features cinematography by both myself and that same uncle), I feel I have come full circle. My uncle and I are both thrilled! --Lauren Speeth