Welcome to Leith

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Welcome to Leith
File:Welcome to Leith POSTER.jpg
Theatrical release poster
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  • Michael Beach Nichols
  • Christopher K. Walker
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  • Joey Carey
  • Jenner Furst
  • Michael Beach Nichols
  • Christopher K. Walker
  • Joshua Woltermann
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  • Michael Beach Nichols
  • Christopher K. Walker
Music by T. Griffin
Cinematography Michael Beach Nichols
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  • Michael Beach Nichols
  • Christopher K. Walker
  • Joshua Woltermann
Production
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  • Sundial Pictures
Distributed by First Run Features
Release dates
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  • January 25, 2015 (2015-01-25) (Sundance)
  • March 13, 2015 (2015-03-13) (SXSW)
  • September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09)
Running time
 86 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Box office $36,010[2]

Welcome to Leith is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker about white supremacist Craig Cobb's attempt to take over the North Dakota town Leith. The film premiered on January 26, 2015 at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and, after a limited theatrical release on September 9, was broadcast on PBS' series Independent Lens on April 4, 2016.[3]

Background

Craig Cobb supporting Pioneer Little Europe on Facebook.

Leith is a town which had a population of 16 in 2010.[4] In May 2012, Craig Cobb, an American Canadian white nationalist Neo-Nazi, moved to Leith with the intention of building a community of people sharing his white nationalist ideology and gaining the electoral majority.[5] He purchased 12 plots of land.[6]

Production

Nichols and Walker, who are based in New York, flew to North Dakota two months after they read an August 2013 New York Times article about Craig Cobb's scheme to transform Leith into a white-supremacist town.[7] They made three trips to Leith within an 8-month period, each around 3 weeks long, for the production of the film.[8] 90 days were spent editing the film.[9] In June 2014 Nichols and Walker launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the production of the film. They surpassed their $60,000 goal, raising $64,751.[10] The directors cited Errol Morris as an influence for how they shot the film.[7]

Reception

Welcome to Leith received largely positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 97% score based on 34 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The site's consensus states: "As disturbing as it is thought-provoking, Welcome to Leith offers an uncomfortable -- and essential -- glimpse into a part of society many Americans would much rather ignore."[11] Metacritic reports an 80 out of 100 rating based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]

Indiewire critic Kate Erbland gave the documentary a B grade, described it as "terrifying and insightful".[13]

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