Tower – 1:30PM

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Saturday, February 4 – 1:30 pm
Directed by: Ken Maitland
Documentary, 14A for violence and disturbing content, 94 min. (USA)
August 1st 1966 was the day our innocence was shattered. A sniper rode the elevator to the top floor of the iconic University of Texas Tower and opened fire, holding the campus hostage for 96 minutes in what was a previously unimaginable event. Tower combines archival footage with rotoscopic animation of the dramatic day, based entirely on first person testimonies from witnesses, heroes and survivors, in a seamless and suspenseful retelling of the unfolding tragedy. The film highlights the fear, confusion, and visceral realities that changed the lives of those present, and the rest of us, forever – a day when the worst in one man brought out the best in so many others.

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Awards:

Won, Most Innovative Documentary, Critics Choice Documentary Awards, 2016
Won, Best Animated Film, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, 2016
Won, Grand Jury Prize, Dallas International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards, 2016
Won, Best Documentary, dead CENTER Film Festival, 2016
Won, Special Jury Prize: Documentary Feature, Montclair Film Festival (MFF), 2016
Won, Audience Choice Award, Best Documentary Feature, RiverRun International Film Festival, 2016
Won, Audience Award, Louis Black/Lone Star Award and SXSW Grand Jury Award, Documentary Feature, SXSW Film Festival, 2016