On Thursday, November 17, 7 p.m., The Gnu’s Room will screen “If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front” a documentary from PBS’s POV Series. The screening is free and open to the public.
If a Tree Falls explores two of America’s most 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. What turned this working-class kid from Queens into an eco-warrior? Marshall Curry provides a nuanced and provocative account that is part coming-of-age story, part cautionary tale and part cops-and-robbers thriller. A co-production of ITVS. Winner of Best Documentary Editing Award, 2011 Sundance Film Festival. (90 minutes)
Sharon Roberts, Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Ralph "Shug" Jordan Professor of Writing, will lead a discussion following the film.
The Gnu’s Room, in partnership with the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the Auburn University College of Liberal Arts, will screen POV films throughout the year. PBS’s POV (Point of View) is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films.
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