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

Episode 4 · 2012-02-13

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Episode overview

Nominated for a 2011 Academy Award, this documentary tells the remarkable story of a young American environmentalist involved with the Earth Liberation Front - a group the FBI came to describe as America's 'number one domestic terrorism threat'. For years, the ELF - operating in separate anonymous cells without any central leadership - had launched spectacular attacks against dozens of logging companies they accused of destroying the environment. In December 2005, Daniel McGowan was arrested by federal agents in a nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists involved with the ELF. Part coming-of-age tale, part thriller, the film interweaves a verite chronicle of Daniel as he faces life in prison, with a dramatic recounting of the events that led to his involvement with the group.

85 minutes

Season 16 episodes

1. Survivors: Despicable Dick2012-01-09 2. Survivors: My Friend Sam - Living For the Moment2012-01-16 3. Survivors: Lust for Life2012-01-23 4. If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front2012-02-13 5. The Love of Books - A Sarajevo Story2012-02-20 6. Fire in Babylon2012-02-27 7. Knuckle: Bare Fist Fighting2012-03-05 8. Murderball2012-03-06 9. Who Is Gorky? An Abstract Life2012-03-12 10. The Reluctant Revolutionary2012-03-19 11. Tabloid: Sex in Chains2012-03-26 12. Hijack Hell - Bus 1742012-04-18 13. The Real Great Escape2012-04-19 14. Girl Model2012-06-25 15. Albino Witchcraft Murders2012-07-02 16. Hitler, Stalin, and Mr Jones2012-07-05 17. The Queen of Africa: The Miriam Makeba Story2012-07-23 18. Racing Dreams2012-08-13 19. The $750 Million Thief2012-09-05 20. Olympic Massacre: One Day In September2012-09-12 21. JFK's Road to the White House: Primary 19602012-11-04 22. The Chef Who Conquered New York: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt2012-11-12 23. From the Sea to the Land Beyond: Britain's Coast on Film2012-11-18 24. The Other Irish Travellers2012-12-16 25. Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars2013-12-16