Oscilloscope

OSC-038

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

Dir. Marshall Curry

In Theaters 06/22/11   On DVD 08/30/11 Non-Theatrical/Institutional use available 04/12/11 Poster available 06/01/11

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IN THEATERS

SYNOPSIS

2012 ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINEE - BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

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. 

Credits

DVD Features:

Feature length commentary with Director/Editor Marshall Curry, Co-director/Cinematographer Sam Cullman, & Editor Matthew Hamachek
Deleted Scenes
Extended interviews
"You cannot control what is wild" - updates from subjects in the film
Post-screening Q&A in Ashland, Oregon with Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
Original theatrical trailer

Release Info

Catalog Number: OSC-038

Press Downloads:

Download If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front Press Packet [4.39 MB]