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A rare behind-the-curtain look at the Earth Liberation Front, the radical environmental group that the FBI calls America's 'number one domestic terrorist threat.'

Behind the Mask: The Story Of The People Who Risk Everything To Save Animals is a 2006 documentary film about the Animal Liberation Front. It took three years of filming, interviewing, and editing to complete.

In 1996, Jake Ferguson joined the eco-sabotage group Earth Liberation Front (ELF), which carried out a wave of arson attacks causing damages worth tens of millions of dollars. Jake grew up in prison with his father and promised himself that he would not make the same mistake. However, in 2004, caught, charged, and under intense pressure from the FBI, he had to face a terrible decision: his son or his friends. His choice to cooperate with the law meant freedom for him and long-term imprisonment for his friends. What is Jake doing now? Has he truly shed the motives of his past? The film offers a glimpse into ELF through the eyes of Jake, his co-conspirator Chelsea Gerlach, and special agent John Ferreira.

The story of William Cottrell, a brilliant physicist arrested by the FBI for eco-terrorism. His family is delving into his past to understand why he is facing the charges that led to his imprisonment.

The film portrays the lives and destinies of activists from groups like Earth First!, Animal Liberation Front (ALF), Earth Liberation Front (ELF), and others, regardless of the controversy surrounding their activities.

A 50-minute video that discusses the tactics and philosophy of revolutionary environmentalism and animal liberation. Includes footage of ALF and ELF actions plus interviews with many direct-action environmentalists.

Activist Rod Coronado emphasizes the importance of linking environmentalism with anti-capitalist politics. The documentary highlights the contemporary phenomenon known as the Green Scare, portraying environmental activists as the primary terrorist threat due to controversial laws protecting big businesses. This situation subjects them to the constant threat of life imprisonment.

Short overview of ideologies, work and activities of several animal liberation movements and individuals operating in Slovak Republic.

This film, made by the Cascadia Media Collective in March 2005 and finalized in early 2006 features the background of Jef's case and the motives for his actions from his perspective. It attempts to explain how the state has attempted to portray Luers as an eco-terrorist leader, and the effects this has had on both the length of the sentence and his life behind bars.

A text video with sequences from television reports provides insight into the activities of certain radical and even illegal eco-anarchist groups in Mexico. A highly controversial and provocative piece.

A film about the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), which is estimated to have caused over $70 million in eco-sabotage to companies profiting from environmental destruction.

An insight into the ideology of radical environmentalism of the international group Earth Liberation Front (ELF). ELF spokesman at the time, Craig Rosebraugh, clarifies the course of the actions, but also their possible consequences.