'Tower'

Area Premiere Engagement!
Friday, January 20 – Thursday, January 26
TOWER (2015) dir Keith Maitland [82 min; DCP]

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.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/GTzNkfgM1vE

Awarded Best Animated Film for 2016 by the Boston Society of Film Critics!

“Boldly imaginative… Plays like a historical Hitchcock film about ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances.” – Richard Brody, The New Yorker

“Words can’t do justice to the singular power of Keith Maitland’s documentary TOWER… You might not see a more emotionally shattering film this year.” – Bilge Ebiri, The Village Voice

Friday 1/20 at 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 PM
Saturday 1/21 at 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 PM
Sunday 1/22 at 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 PM
Monday 1/23 at 9:30 PM
Tuesday 1/24 (screenings canceled)
Wednesday 1/25 at 5:30*, 7:30*, 9:30 PM
Thursday 1/26 at 5:30*, 7:30*, 9:30 PM
*added shows

Sesh by The Boston Calendar | Advertise Terms | Privacy Policy | About