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January 21, 2017

Chicago Reader: Tower revisits the 1966 sniper killings at the University of Texas

Animation has come to play a greater role in documentaries, and it dominates the action of Tower to powerful dramatic effect. Maitland interviewed surviving eyewitnesses, cast […]
January 21, 2017

Boston Globe: That terrible day in Austin

There’s a moment about three-quarters of the way through “Tower” that took my breath away — and I was already holding my breath. I won’t tell […]
January 21, 2017

MSNBC: Tower sheds light on first US mass school shooting

Meredith Vieira joins the Morning Joe panel to discuss her documentary “Tower,” which recounts the 1966 massacre at the University of Texas in Austin. Watch on […]
January 21, 2017

Meredith Vieira chats personal connection to Oscar documentary contender ‘Tower’

During our recent webcam chat (watch above), Meredith Vieira reveals that her involvement as executive producer on the documentary “Tower,” which recounts the 1966 shootings at […]
January 21, 2017

Indiewire: Cinema Eye Honors 2017: The Best Things Winners Kirsten Johnson, Keith Maitland, Clay Tweel and More Said

This movie is about community and it’s been incredible to feel like we are welcome into this community. We live in a great film community down […]
January 21, 2017

‘Tower’ documentary executive-produced by Meredith Vieira gets Oscar buzz

Meredith Vieira has been up to a lot more than just guest-hosting on TODAY: She is the executive producer of “Tower,” an innovative documentary about America’s […]
January 21, 2017

Deadline: Tower Survivors Embrace Animation Approach, Director Keith Maitland Says – TCA

When you make the decision to call somebody out of the blue and say you want to talk to them about the worst thing that has […]