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

Title: Movie Screening: If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Location: 14 Pews, 800 Aurora Street (in the Heights)
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Description: 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.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2011-09-03