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    If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

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    Poster of the movie If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
    2011     Documentary    
    USA
    1h 25min

    On December 7th, 2005, federal agents conducted a nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists involved with the Earth Liberation Front -- an organization the FBI has called America's "number one domestic terrorism threat." IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT is the remarkable story of the group's rise and fall, told through the transformation and radicalization of one of its members, Daniel McGowan. Part coming-of-age tale, part cops-and-robbers thriller, the film interweaves a chronicle of McGowan facing life in prison with a dramatic investigation of the events that led to his involvement with the ELF. Using never-before-seen archival footage and intimate interviews -- with cell members and with the prosecutor and detective who were chasing them -- IF A TREE FALLS asks hard questions about environmentalism, activism, and the way we define terrorism.

    Directed byMarshall Curry, Sam Cullman
    Written byMatthew Hamachek, Marshall Curry
    CompanyOscilloscope LaboratoriesOscilloscope LaboratoriesOscilloscope Laboratories

    Featuring

    Daniel McGowan
    Lisa McGowan
    Tim Lewis
    Kirk Engdall
    Jim Flynn
    Jenny Synan
    Susan Synan
    Bill Barton
    Leslie James Pickering
    Greg Harvey
    + MORE

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    Photo from the movie If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
    Photo from the movie If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

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