directed by: Keith Maitland, year: 2016
actors: Survivors and witnesses (interviewees)

Tower chronicles the 1966 University of Texas clock tower shooting through a pioneering blend of interviews, archival footage and rotoscope animation. Director Keith Maitland crafts a humane, suspenseful account by weaving survivor testimonies with re-created scenes, presenting a campus under siege from multiple perspectives. The film examines memory, gun violence, and community resilience, transforming a historic tragedy into an intimate, urgent meditation about fear, courage, and coming together.

Visual Documentary, Documentary, Animated Documentary, Historical, Gun Violence, Survivor Stories