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

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IF A TREE FALLS is a rare behind-the-curtain look at the Earth Liberation Front, the radical environmental group that the FBI calls America's 'number one domestic terrorist threat.' With unprecedented access and a nuanced point of view, the documentary tells the story of Daniel McGowan, an ELF member who faced life in prison for two multi-million dollar arsons against Oregon timber companies. The film employs McGowan's story to examine larger questions about environmentalism,... (Full plot summary below)

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IF A TREE FALLS is a rare behind-the-curtain look at the Earth Liberation Front, the radical environmental group that the FBI calls America's 'number one domestic terrorist threat.' With unprecedented access and a nuanced point of view, the documentary tells the story of Daniel McGowan, an ELF member who faced life in prison for two multi-million dollar arsons against Oregon timber companies. The film employs McGowan's story to examine larger questions about environmentalism, activism, and terrorism.

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Village Voice - 10/10 by Michael AtkinsonTakes us through reams of fascinating drama, from the first heroic forest-saving protests to the reactive police violence and resulting dead-of-night firebombs to the core group's implosion after the FBI tightens the net.
Boston Phoenix - 9/10 by Chris FaraoneAlthough kind to the plights of activists who face hard time for victimless crimes, this film is balanced -- conservatives could easily interpret it as validation of the group's persecution.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 9/10 by Dennis SchwartzAn earnest and even-handed documentary about a naive and whiny mild-mannered thirtysomething ecology activist.
sbs.com.au - 9/10 by Simon FosterAs emotive and far-reaching as the issues involved are, this incisive feature is most potent when capturing Daniel McGowan's life and mind dismantling.
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 8/10 by Colin CovertWatching it may not change anyone's ideology, but it will force you to see the players as complex people with understandable motivations.
The New York Times - 8/10 by Stephen HoldenThe film's sobriety and carefully balanced arguments make it an exemplary piece of reporting, although its emotional heat rarely rises to a boil.
Portland Oregonian - 8/10 by Shawn LevyNever loses sight of the human beings at the heart of the conflict -- no matter what side of the conflict they're on.
Los Angeles Times - 7/10 by Gary GoldsteinThe gripping documentary If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front offers an intimate look at the radical environmental group.
Movie Dearest - 7/10 by Fr. Chris CarpenterGets a bit bogged down in legal and procedural details during its final 30 minutes but it will, hopefully, open eyes and hearts.
St. Paul Pioneer Press - 7/10 by Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)McGowan's views on the environment have taken several turns, but none of them is illustrated in the film, in which he comes off as passive and a little whiny.

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