# Tower (2016)

> An innovative animated documentary reconstructs the 1966 University of Texas Tower shooting through eyewitness memories of terror, sacrifice, and communal bravery.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/250798

## Facts

- Runtime: 82 min
- Genres: Animation, Crime, Documentary
- Director: Keith Maitland
- Cast: Violett Beane, Chris Doubek, Blair Jackson, Louie Arnette, Josephine McAdam, Aldo Ordoñez, Seamus Bolivar-Ochoa, Monty Muir
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5116410/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, sensitive, urgent, serious documentary viewing, history discussion

## Synopsis

A gripping animated documentary that reveals the heroism that emerged from tragedy.

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