Oscar Nominated "If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" and Q&A with Co-Director Sam Cullman, Fri. Feb. 17
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If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Produced, directed, edited and written by Marshall Curry; Produced, Co-
directed and Cinematography by Sam Cullman.
Nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Film (2012)
TRT: 85 min.
Friday, February 17, 2011, @ 7:00 p.m.
Epifaneo Cafe http://www.epifaneo.com/
56 Walker Street
1 block below Canal St. between Broadway & Church Street
Accessible by A,C,E, N,Q,R,J,M,Z,6,and 1 trains
Tribeca, Manhattan 10013
If a Tree Falls
In December 2005, Daniel McGowan was arrested by Federal agents in a
nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists involved with the Earth
Liberation Front -- a group the FBI has called "America’s number one
domestic terrorism threat." For years, the ELF- operating in separate
anonymous cells without any central leadership- had launched
spectacular arsons against dozens of businesses they accused of
destroying the environment: timber companies, SUV dealerships, wild
horse slaughterhouses, and a $12 million ski lodge at Vail, Colorado.
With the arrest of Daniel and thirteen others, the government had
cracked what was probably the largest ELF cell in America and brought
down the group responsible for the very first ELF arsons in this
country.
"IF a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" tells the
remarkable story of the rise and fall of this ELF cell, by focusing on
the transformation and radicalization of one of its members. Part
coming-of-age tale, part cops-and-robbers thriller, the film
interweaves a verite chronicle of Daniel on house arrest as he faces
life in prison, with a dramatic recounting of the events that led to
his involvement with the group. And along the way it asks hard
questions about environmentalism, activism, and the way we define
terrorism.
Drawing from striking archival footage -- much of it never before seen
-- and intimate interviews with ELF members, and with the prosecutor
and detective who were chasing them, "If a Tree Falls" explores the
tumultuous period from 1995 until early 2001 w hen environmentalists
were clashing with timber companies and law enforcement, and the word
"terrorism" had not yet been altered by 9/11.
Director/Producer Marshall Curry in the New York Times, Jan. 24,
states:
“It’s been amazing to me how much overlap there is between the
unfolding story of the OWS movement and the story of the environmental
movement in the 90s. This summer, when the film was first released, it
was a historical film, but suddenly the issues it deals with are
urgent and on the front pages of newspapers every day. We’ve had lots
of activist groups and universities do screenings because people are
asking, what kinds of activism are effective? What kinds are ethical?
And what are the legal ramifications?
A Q&A with co-director Sam Cullman will follow the screening. Cullman
graduated from Brown University with honors (1999), where he majored
in
Urban Studies and the Visual Arts, and founded Yellow Cake Films in
2006. He is producer, director and cinematographer of a number of
award winning documentaries and short films. He lives and works in
Brooklyn, New York.
More info on the film @ http://www.ifatreefallsfilm.com/
Epifaneo Cafe is a part of I.N.N. World Report http://www.innworldreport.net/inn/
, a not-for-profit alternative media organization. For over 10 years,
we have been supporting activists through broadcasts, film screenings,
speaker events, group meetings and special events.
A donation of $5 is suggested.
Produced, directed, edited and written by Marshall Curry; Produced, Co-
directed and Cinematography by Sam Cullman.
Nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Film (2012)
TRT: 85 min.
Friday, February 17, 2011, @ 7:00 p.m.
Epifaneo Cafe http://www.epifaneo.com/
56 Walker Street
1 block below Canal St. between Broadway & Church Street
Accessible by A,C,E, N,Q,R,J,M,Z,6,and 1 trains
Tribeca, Manhattan 10013
If a Tree Falls
In December 2005, Daniel McGowan was arrested by Federal agents in a
nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists involved with the Earth
Liberation Front -- a group the FBI has called "America’s number one
domestic terrorism threat." For years, the ELF- operating in separate
anonymous cells without any central leadership- had launched
spectacular arsons against dozens of businesses they accused of
destroying the environment: timber companies, SUV dealerships, wild
horse slaughterhouses, and a $12 million ski lodge at Vail, Colorado.
With the arrest of Daniel and thirteen others, the government had
cracked what was probably the largest ELF cell in America and brought
down the group responsible for the very first ELF arsons in this
country.
"IF a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" tells the
remarkable story of the rise and fall of this ELF cell, by focusing on
the transformation and radicalization of one of its members. Part
coming-of-age tale, part cops-and-robbers thriller, the film
interweaves a verite chronicle of Daniel on house arrest as he faces
life in prison, with a dramatic recounting of the events that led to
his involvement with the group. And along the way it asks hard
questions about environmentalism, activism, and the way we define
terrorism.
Drawing from striking archival footage -- much of it never before seen
-- and intimate interviews with ELF members, and with the prosecutor
and detective who were chasing them, "If a Tree Falls" explores the
tumultuous period from 1995 until early 2001 w hen environmentalists
were clashing with timber companies and law enforcement, and the word
"terrorism" had not yet been altered by 9/11.
Director/Producer Marshall Curry in the New York Times, Jan. 24,
states:
“It’s been amazing to me how much overlap there is between the
unfolding story of the OWS movement and the story of the environmental
movement in the 90s. This summer, when the film was first released, it
was a historical film, but suddenly the issues it deals with are
urgent and on the front pages of newspapers every day. We’ve had lots
of activist groups and universities do screenings because people are
asking, what kinds of activism are effective? What kinds are ethical?
And what are the legal ramifications?
A Q&A with co-director Sam Cullman will follow the screening. Cullman
graduated from Brown University with honors (1999), where he majored
in
Urban Studies and the Visual Arts, and founded Yellow Cake Films in
2006. He is producer, director and cinematographer of a number of
award winning documentaries and short films. He lives and works in
Brooklyn, New York.
More info on the film @ http://www.ifatreefallsfilm.com/
Epifaneo Cafe is a part of I.N.N. World Report http://www.innworldreport.net/inn/
, a not-for-profit alternative media organization. For over 10 years,
we have been supporting activists through broadcasts, film screenings,
speaker events, group meetings and special events.
A donation of $5 is suggested.
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