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Tower
Tower
8.0
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365 Ratings

TOWER

Directed by Keith Maitland
United States, 2016
Documentary, Animation, Crime

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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.

Our take

The events of the 1966 University of Texas shooting are captured in this documentary, which honors both the victims and survivors in its uniquely animated reconstruction. Distilling all of the tragedy of that day in its near totality, this is a devastating yet necessary reckoning with gun violence.