Synopsis: n December 7th, 2005, federal agents conducted a nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists involved with the Earth Liberation Front - and organization the FBI has called America's 'number one domestic terrorism threat". If A Tree Falls: Story Of The Earth Liberation Front is the remarkable story of the group's rise and fall told through the transformation and radicalization of one of its members, Daniel McGowan. Academy Award nominated filmmaker Marshall Curry (Street Fight Racing Dreams) weaves a chronicle of McGowan facing life in prison with a dramatic investigation of the events that led to his involvement with the ELF, creating a film that is equal parts coming-of-age and cops-and-robbers thriller.