Dogwoof, Future Artists and The Black Lion, Salford invite you to the screening which shocked the Hollywood Academy at 4pm, Sunday 26^th February to coincide with the Oscars which take place in LA that very same evening.

CONTROVERSIAL OSCAR MOVIE “IF A TREE FALLS” TO BE SCREENED AT THE BLACK LION

Some call them tree-huggers. Others call them extremists. And George W Bush said they were the number one terrorism threat within America.

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front tells the shocking story of the ELF – an activist group who carried out arson attacks in the 90s. Whether it was a timber mill, an SUV dealership or a ski lodge – companies associated with deforestation and global warming were considered real threats, and burnt ruthlessly to the ground.

Nevertheless – no human was ever hurt in these attacks. The film follows the extraordinary – and unflinching – Daniel McGowan, a radical caught by the FBI who we discover placed under house arrest. Nothing is sacred: we’re invited to see his electronic tag, ex-girlfriends, criminal records...

Though he’s now completely alienated from the movement, McGowan’s story is remarkably pieced together by filmmaker Marshall Curry from archive footage, ELF videotapes and the reactions of his family– right up to the crucial moment where he is taken away.

Dogwoof, Future Artists and The Black Lion invite you to the screening which shocked the Hollywood Academy at 4pm, Sunday 26th February to coincide with the Oscars which take place in LA that very same evening.

 Tickets are just £5 for the screening at Future Artists Gastropub Cinema – or enjoy homemade, locally sourced Sunday Dinner with your film for £10. (food service 12.30 till 4.30pm - last food orders before film 3pm)

The screening is supported by the Academy Awards, britdoc Just Do It and the 10:10 campaign.

"One of the best documentaries of the year." Critic's Choice. -Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

"An extraordinary documentary...[a] fearless exploration of complexity in a world drawn to oversimplified depictions of events and problems, heroes and villains." - Andrew Revkin, The New York Times

Film: If A Tree Falls

(Guidance Advised)

Runtime: 1hr 40 minutes.