If a tree falls : a story of the Earth Liberation Front [DVD] / A coproduction of Marshall Curry Productions, LLC and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; in association with Lucky Hat Entertainment, American Documentary (POV) and the BBC ; directed and produced by Marshall Curry ; co-directed and produced by Sam Cullman ; written and edited by Matthew Hamachek, Marshall Curry.
Interviewees: Daniel McGowan, Lisa (McGowan), Tim Lewis, Kirk Engdall, Jim Flynn, Jenny Synan, Susan Synan, Bill Barton, Leslie James Pickering, Greg Harvey, Chuck Tilby, Suzanne Savoie, Steve Swanson, Chuck Wert, Don Rice, Jake Ferguson, Dan McGowan, Lauren Regan, Stephen Peifer. Bonus features: Optional audio feature commentary with Marshall Curry, Sam Cullman, and Matthew Hamachek ; Deleted scenes ; Post-screening Q&A in Ashland, Oregon, with Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman ; Extended interviews ; Original theatrical trailer ; "You cannot control what is wild" (updates from subjects in the film). Film was broadcast on the PBS series POV in 2011.
Contents:
Earth Liberation Front -- Daniel -- Warner Creek -- Making change -- House arrest -- Take initiative -- Civil disobedience -- Seattle -- Superior lumber -- Book club -- What is wild -- Jacob -- Takedown -- Terrorism -- Seven years.
Summary:
The remarkable story of the rise and fall of the Earth Liberation Front, a radical environmental group that the FBI calls America's 'number one domestic terrorist threat,' told through the transformation and radicalization of one of its members, Daniel McGowan. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Marshall Curry weaves a chronicle of McGowan facing life in prison with a dramatic investigation of the events that led to his involvement with the ELF.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)745479130
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)
PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)
FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
WHPE115 -- Storm Lake Public Library (Storm Lake)
PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)
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