TOWER | 1966 University of Texas Shooting Survivors & Stories | Independent Lens

Directed by
Keith Maitland

Produced by
Keith Maitland
Susan Thomson
Megan Gilbride

Featuring (In Order of Appearance)
Neal Spelce - Monty Muir
Claire Wilson - James Violett Beane
Tom Eckman - Cole Bee Wilson
Aleck Hernandez Jr. - Aldo Ordoñez
Houston McCoy - Blair Jackson
Brenda Bell - Vicky Illk
Allen Crum - Chris Doubek
John “Artly” Fox - Séamus Bolivar-Ochoa
Ramiro “Ray” Martinez - Louie Arnette
Rita Starpattern - Josephine McAdam
Lee “Junior” Zamora - Anthony Martinez
Comforting Woman  - Rebecca Beegle
Phil Miller - Ron Pippin
Man in Suit  - Steve Eckelman
Kent Kirkley - Timothy Lucas
Margaret C. Berry - Karen Davidson
Jerry Day - Jeremy Brown
James Love - Cole Bresnehen
Student With Rifle - Tyler Mager
Billy Speed - John Fitch
Billy Snowden - Patrick Floyd
John Pipkin - Kevin Lindsay
Baby Boy Wilson - Theo Earl Maitland

Edited by
Austin Reedy

Animation by
Minnow Mountain

Director of Animation   

Craig Staggs

Animation Producer

Steph Swope

Coordinating Producer
Hillary Pierce

Directors of Photography

Keith Maitland
Sarah Wilson

Original Music
Osei Essed

Additional Music for Score by
Lord Buffalo
&
Snowbeard

Sound Design
Lyman Hardy

Visual Effects
Gary Walker

Executive Producers
Steve Eckelman
Luke Wilson
Sally Jo Fifer
Lois Vossen
Louis Black
and
Pamela Colloff
Based in-part on her Texas Monthly article “96 minutes”

Supervising Producer
Amy Shatsky

Associate Producers
Tim Taliaferro
Melina McKinnon
Michael Cain
Mary Beth Minnis
Matt Nordgren

Consulting Producers
Paul Stekler
Courtney Spence

Creative Consultant
Jason Archer

Advisors
Adam Butler
Anne Stodghill
Catherine Robb
Dr. Margaret C. Berry
Steve Stodghill
Tim McClure

Casting
Vicky Boone

Art Director
Keith Maitland

Wardrobe & Props
Caroline Karlen
Hillary Pierce

Art Dept. Assistant
Monty Muir

Additional Camera
Chance St. George
Ben Powell
Andrew Miller

Stunts
Erica Robert Pallo
Todd Savage

Music Supervisor
Mirna Maddox

Visual Effects Editor
Austin Reedy

Assistant Editor
Chance St. George

Stills Photography
Sarah Wilson

Development Coordinators
Kara Moody
Sarah Kuck

Animation

Lead Animator   
Aaron Sacco

Animators
Dean Hsieh
Fernando Guardiola
John Paul
Katie Parker
Paul Beck
Zach Hall
Logan Ganshirt

3D Animation Supervisor
Rafael Ruiz

3D Animator
Matthew Young

Assistant Animators
Marcel Bialik
Chimi Paek
Chrystal Webb

Assistant Colorist
Nathan Bayless

Production Assistants
Letty Evans
Rachel Dendy

Animation Intern    
Lauren Willoughby

Legal Counsel
Steven Beer
Marc Simon
Michael Cihock

Post Producer  
Allison Turrell

DI Editor and Colorist   
Parke Gregg

Supervising Sound Designer and Editor   
Lyman Hardy

Foley Artist and Editor
Susan Fitz-Simon

Foley Mixer
Glenn Eanes

Dialogue Editor     
Miles Foster-Greenwood

Re-recording Mixer  
Lyman Hardy

Main and End Title Design
Gary Walker

Original Music
Performed by
Osei Essed

Violin
Heather Cole

Piano
Will Orzo

Percussion
Saul Simon MacWilliams

Pedal Steel and Percussion
Philip Sterk

"Clair de Lune" from “Suite bergamasque”
Performed by Lindsey Reimnitz

Archival Footage and Stills Courtesy of
The Associated Press
Laurel Butler
Corbis
Becky Speed Davis
The Estate of Shel Hershorn
John Fox
Kent Kirkley
KLRU
KXAN
The Library of Congress
Monika McCoy
Connie Eckman Molter
The Prelinger Archives
Neal Spelce
The Texas Archive of the Moving Image
The Texas Exes
Wazee Digital
Claire Wilson

Aerial Video Courtesy of
Charlie Kaye

Fiscal Sponsor
The Dallas Foundation

TOWER Documentary LLC Investors
Edythe and Booka Michel
Randy and Lisa Henken Ramirez
Mandy and Trent McBride
Annie Holand and Cramer Miller
Susan and Mike Mahoney
Dan and Cynthia Nelson

Funding Provided by
Charlotte Herzele
Tribeca Film Institute Documentary Fund
Austin Film Society
Burke Edwards
Cord Shiflet
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Fitts
And others. A complete list is available from PBS.

TOWER is a co-production of Tower Documentary LLC, Go Valley Productions and the Independent Television Series (ITVS), in association with Meredith Vieira Productions and Killer Impact with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

The film was produced by Tower Documentary LLC, which is solely responsible for its content.

© TOWER Documentary LLC, 2016. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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