Tower

Tower

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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.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Keith Maitland
Cinematography: Keith Maitland, Sarah Wilson
Editing: Austin Reedy, Keith Maitland
Sound: Lyman Hardy
Music: Osei Essed
Production: Go-Valley, Killer Impact, Meredith Vieira Productions
Producers: Keith Maitland, Susan Thomson, Megan Gilbrid
Co-production: Texas Archive of the Moving Image, Minnow Mountain
Art Direction: Keith Maitland
Executive producer: Luke Wilson, Steve Eckelman, Amy Rapp, Pamela Colloff, Meredith Vieira, Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen
Camera: Sarah Wilson
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: USA
Production Year: 2016
Duration: 82΄
Contact: The Film Collaborative, jeffrey@thefilmcollaborative.org
Awards/Distinctions: (Selection) News & Documentary Emmy for Outstanding Historical Documentary – USA Emmy Awards 2018 Award for Best Documentary – Texas AFCA 2016 Award for Best Animated Film – Boston BSFC 2016

Keith Maitland

Filmography

2009 The Eyes of Me
2016 A Song for You: The Austin City Limits Story
2016 Tower