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TOWER

In 1966, a gunman rode the elevator to the 27th floor of the University of Texas Tower and opened fire. TOWER, a documentary mixing animated and live-action, shares the untold story of America's first mass school shooting, when the worst in one man brought out the best in so many others.

Premiere Date

February 14, 2017

Length

90 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production, Development

Awards & Recognition

Winner

2016 South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) - Documentary Feature Special Jury Award

Winner

2016 South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) - Louis Black “Lone Star” Award

Winner

2016 South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) - Audience Award

Winner

2017 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Outstanding Historical Documentary

Nominee

2017 Peabody Awards - George Foster Peabody Award

Keith Maitland

Producer/Director

Keith Maitland is the director of the ITVS-funded, Emmy-nominated The Eyes of Me, a year-in-the-life of four blind teens. The film was broadcast on PBS's Independent Lens and was honored with a Barbara Jordan Media Award by the State of Texas. Director of documentary features, commercials, and TV series, his credits also include seven seasons with NBC's Law & Order as an AD. Keith is a graduate of the Director's Guild of America Trainee Program and the PBS Producer's Academy.
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