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Tower

Review: ‘Tower’

by Jonas Jacobs
April 30, 2016
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Tower by Keith Maitland is a fascinating animated documentary that’s innovative and ambitious with its look at a University of Texas shooting.

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Montreal's turn! Festival announcement train conti Montreal's turn! Festival announcement train continues with @ridm_festival's 2026 lineup. 🚂 This year's fest includes 7 features in the National Competition, 8 titles in the International Competition. Plus, we'll be on hand for the New Visions @fipresci jury! 🔗 Get the lineup at POV (Link in bio) 📷 Itilli Gathering #Montreal #RIDM #documentary #film #festivals
Festober continues with a huge documentary slate a Festober continues with a huge documentary slate at @windsorfilmfest! The lineup includes #Goodfellas doc 'As Far Back as I Can Remember' with @braccoabroad on hand as an honouree, while docs have a 40% share in the Canadian competition. 📽 Fest runs Oct. 29 - Nov. 8. 🔗 Get a rundown of the doc lineup at POV! (Link in bio) 📖 Pick up a copy of our current issue at the WIFF box office while quantities last! #festivals #documentary #movies #windsor 📷 Goodfellas photo courtesy of The Everett Collection
A family story that crosses continents -- and genr A family story that crosses continents -- and genres! @ash.da.le tells Alice Shih about making @basbookfilm and sharing her father's story in hybrid fashion. 📕 📖: in POV 126, on stands now 🔗: link in bio 📽: screens at @windsorfilmfest, @reelasian & @ridm_festival next! #basbook #documentary #movies #family #vietnam
Director Sandro Silva (and son!) at the @reelworld Director Sandro Silva (and son!) at the @reelworld screening of #ThePerfectMatch, telling a story of hope and encouraging people to join the stem cell registry. 🩸 🔗 Visit Swab4Ezra.com to learn more about the importance of joining the registry, especially if you are between the ages of 17-35! #reelworld #documentary #stemcell #donate
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So go, Canada. Whoo! Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppe So go, Canada. Whoo! Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim in Toronto for a wild screening of @youcanseeeverything 👀 Lots of talk in the Q&A (no recording allowed in that part) about great Canadian influences, like Allan King, Sarah Polley, and Guy Maddin, plus what happens when you go into a film thinking it won't work out. Turns out, it did! 📽 You Can See Everything is now in theatres 🔗 Review link in bio 👍👍 #documentary #youcanseeeverything #movies #NathanFielder #lanceoppenheim
But will Oscar voters see everything? 🗳 From the But will Oscar voters see everything? 🗳 From the traditionalists of the documentary branch to a process stacked against documentaries, we look at how #YouCanSeeEverything could make Irshad history. 🔗 link in bio. #Oscars #movies #elizabethholmes #NathanFielder
Are docs about the North canaries in the coal mine Are docs about the North canaries in the coal mine? 🐻‍❄ @gesila.lightplaysociety looks at how documentaries like @nuisance_bear_film, The Last Ice, and Angry Inuk spotlight concerns if climate change and geopolitics across borders. 📖 Issue 125 🔗 Now online! Link in bio. #thenorth #movies #environment #nuisancebear #inuit
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