Combining archival footage with rotoscopic animation, Tower reveals the action-packed untold stories of the witnesses, heroes and survivors of America’s first mass school shooting, when the worst in one man brought out the best in so many others.
Cinematography
Rotoscope animation transforms archive into visceral immediacy.
Direction
Maitland balances spectacle with profound survivor respect.
Editing
Seamless weaving of then-and-now collapses 50 years.
Director
Keith Maitland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Keith Maitland was a UT Austin student who walked past the tower daily, unaware of its history until discovering a plaque.
The film's 2016 release deliberately preceded the 50th anniversary, forcing national conversation before the 2018 Parkland movement reshaped gun discourse.
