Tower
Thought-Provoking Documentaries
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1h 22m
Directed by Keith Maitland • Documentary • 2016 • US • English
Featuring Keith Maitland, Susan Thomson, Megan Gilbride
On August 1, 1966, a sniper from the top floor of the University of Texas Tower opened fire, holding the campus hostage for 96 minutes. 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.
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