The gripping story of America's first mass school shooting.

TOWER Independent Lens

Premiered August 01, 2020
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TOWER

In 1966, a gunman rode the elevator to the 27th floor of the University of Texas Tower and opened fire. TOWER, a documentary mixing animated and live-action, shares the untold story of America's first mass school shooting, when the worst in one man brought out the best in so many others.

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