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

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.” Former Earth Liberation Front member Daniel McGowan faces life in prison for two multimillion-dollar arsons against Oregon timber companies. What turned this working-class kid from Queens into an eco-warrior? Marshall Curry (Oscar®-nominated Street Fight, POV 2005) provides a nuanced and provocative account that is part coming-of-age story, part cautionary tale and part cops-and-robbers thriller. A coproduction of ITVS. Winner of Best Documentary Editing Award, 2011 Sundance Film Festival. (90:00)

English
  • Originally Aired September 13, 2011
  • Runtime 90 minutes
  • Production Code 2411
  • Network PBS
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Name Type Role
Marshall Curry Director