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15 rowsIf a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation FrontSoundtracks Ada Written by /10(K)."If a Tree Falls" is an insightful documentary that could have used a little more distance from its subject, Daniel McGowan, who is facing charges of terrorism and possible life imprisonment for 88%(33). Nov 26, If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front is a American documentary film by filmmaker Marshall Curry.

It tells the story of activist Daniel G. McGowan of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), from his first arson attacks in to his arrest by the Department of Justice.

For a long time I've wondered if radical groups like the ELF are crucial to the causes they support because their tactics bring much-needed attention to the causes, or if they are detrimental because their tactics turn off many people who'd normally be sympathetic to their causes.

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front explores two of America's most pressing issues - environmentalism and terrorism - by lifting the veil on a radical environmental group the FBI calls America's"number one domestic terrorism threat." Daniel McGowan, a former member of the Earth Liberation Front, faces life in prison for two multimillion-dollar arsons against Oregon timber companies.

Oct 16, Documentary on ELF by Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman. Winner of the U.S. Documentary Editing Award at the Sundance Film Festival, If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front is a layered narrative that carefully weaves together a variety of clashing points of view using vérité footage, surprisingly candid interviews and a trove of archival material (much of it never before seen).

The result is a nuanced story that asks its audience to wrestle with Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. Jun 21, June 21, Do crimes against property in which no one is killed or injured constitute acts of terrorism? That is one of two nagging questions.