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If a tree falls : a story of the Earth Liberation Front
Title
If a tree falls : a story of the Earth Liberation Front / a film by Marshall Curry ; directed and produced by Marshall Curry ; co-directed and produced by San Cullman ; written and edited by Matthew Hamachek, Marshall Curry ; a co-production of Marshall Curry Productions, LLC and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) ; in association with Lucky Hat Entertainment, American Documentary (POV) and the BBC ; Storyville.
ISBN
1937772179
9781937772178
Edition
Widescreen.
Published
New York, NY : Oscilloscope Laboratories, ©2011.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Film was broadcast on the PBS series POV in 2011.
Extra features: Optional feature length audio commentary with director/editor Marshall Curry, co-director/cinematographer Sam Cullman, and editor Matthew Hamachek; Deleted scenes; Extended interviews; "You cannot control what is wild", updates from subjects in the film; Post-screening Q & A in Ashland, Oregon, with Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman.
Cinematography by Sam Cullman ; original music by James Baxter, The National.
English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired.
Winner, Documentary Film Editing Award (Marshall Curry, Matthew Hamachek), 2011 Sundance Film Festival ; Winner, Environmental Visions Grand Jury Prize, 2011 Dallas International Film Festival ; Winner, Best Documentary Feature (Marshall Curry), 2011 Nashville Film Festival ; Winner, EarthVision Environmental Film Grand Jury Prize (Marshall Curry), 2011 Santa Cruz Film Festival.
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.
Variant and related titles
Story of the Earth Liberation Front
POV (Television program)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 19, 2018
Credits
Cinematography by Sam Cullman ; original music by James Baxter, The National.
Performers
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.
System details note
DVD ; NTSC, region 0 ; 1.78:1 aspect ratio ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround and stereo.
Audience
Not rated.
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.
Videorecording number
OSC 38 Oscilloscope Laboratories
OSC 038 Oscilloscope Laboratories
Subjects
Genre/Form
Nonfiction films.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Environmental films.
Feature films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Environmental films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films - United States.
Feature films - Great Britain.
Also listed under
National (Musical group)
Marshall Curry Productions.
Independent Television Service.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Lucky Hat Entertainment (Firm)
American Documentary, Inc.
British Broadcasting Corporation.
Storyville Films.
Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm)
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