If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front...
Preview: Season 24 Episode 11 | 2m 17s
A documentary that lifts the veil on a radical environmental group.
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" explores two pressing issues - environmentalism and terrorism - by lifting the veil on a radical environmental group the FBI calls America's "number one domestic terrorism threat." Daniel McGowan, a former member of the Earth Liberation Front, faces life in prison for two multimillion-dollar arsons against Oregon timber companies.
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front...
Preview: Season 24 Episode 11 | 2m 17s
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" explores two pressing issues - environmentalism and terrorism - by lifting the veil on a radical environmental group the FBI calls America's "number one domestic terrorism threat." Daniel McGowan, a former member of the Earth Liberation Front, faces life in prison for two multimillion-dollar arsons against Oregon timber companies.
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Clip: S24 Ep11 | 3m 48s | Radical Earth Liberation Front members set arsons as a form of protest. (3m 48s)
If A Tree Falls - Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S24 Ep11 | 20m 49s | Marshall Curry discusses a former radical environmentalist. (20m 49s)
Clip: S24 Ep11 | 4m 39s | Do the ELF crimes fit the definition of terrorism? (4m 39s)
Clip: S24 Ep11 | 3m 6s | Police respond to environmental activists in Oregon. (3m 6s)
If a Tree Falls: Interview with Sam Cullman
Clip: S24 Ep11 | 24m 59s | Co-director Sam Cullman discusses the activists in his film. (24m 59s)
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...