Keith Maitland (New Jersey, USA) graduated with a degree in creative writing from the University of Texas; he also attended the Director's Guild of America Trainee Program and the PBS/CPB/WGBH Producer's Academy. His debut The Eyes of Me (2009), focusing on a year in the lives of four blind teenagers, was nominated for an Emmy and won a Barbara Jordan Media Award. In addition to documentaries, the filmmaker is involved in advertising and TV projects, among them NBC TV's "Law & Order," which credits his name as assistant director for seven seasons. He came to the story of the mass shooter at the Austin campus of the University of Texas via one of the eyewitnesses, an elementary school history teacher. Maitland began collecting the requisite materials in 2006. In addition to Tower, he completed a feature-length documentary this year as well – A Song for You: The Austin City Limits Story.
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