FILM

Tower

On August 1st, 1966, a sniper rode the elevator to the top floor of the University of Texas Tower and opened fire, holding the campus hostage for 96 minutes. When the gunshots were finally silenced, the toll included 16 dead, three dozen wounded, and a shaken nation left trying to understand. Combining archival footage with rotoscopic animation in a dynamic, never-before-seen way, TOWER reveals the action-packed untold stories of the witnesses, heroes and survivors of America’s first mass school shooting, when the worst in one man brought out the best in so many others.

Cast:

Violett Beane, Josephine McAdam, Reece Everett Ryan

Director:
Keith Maitland

Producer:
Keith Maitland, Megan Gilbride, Susan Thomson

Written by:
Keith Maitland

Awards:

SXSW Festival 2016 - Louis Black “Lone Star” Award
SXSW Festival 2016 - Documentary Feature Grand Jury Award