The shore area is home to many pubs and seafood restaurants, as well as the famous Royal Yacht Britannia. Welcome to Leith chronicles the attempted takeover of a small North Dakota town by notorious white supremacist Craig Cobb. All rights reserved. Check out our gallery of the 2021 Oscar nominees in the leading and supporting acting categories, as the characters they so brilliantly played and in real life. Filmed in the days leading up to Cobb's arrest for terrorizing the townspeople on an armed patrol and his subsequent release from jail six months later, the film is an eerie document of American DIY ideals. Meg and Tobe Carey The Nichols Family All Rights Reserved. 'Welcome to Leith' is a feature documentary chronicling the attempted takeover of a small town in North Dakota by notorious white supremacist Craig Cobb. Trouble had come to town. Matt Bauder Welcome to Leith A documentary on the series of televised debates in 1968 between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley. Maximiliano Benitez As his behavior becomes more threatening, tensions soar, and the residents desperately look for ways to expel their unwanted neighbor. Dawn Rider Posting on white nationalist forums that he’d found the perfect place to start an all-white enclave, Cobb implored other white supremacists to move to Leith and help take over the town’s government. Marina Libel and Josh Garrett-Davis Milton Tabbot Bob Dixon Quietly snapping up plots of land, he planned to take over the town government and establish Cobbsville, a haven for white separatists. Ben Selkow Michael Beach Nichols Co-director Christopher K. Walker and subject Ryan Lenz of the Southern Poverty Law Center will be available for a post-screening Q&A. He is the recipient of 2015 Jerome Foundation and Rooftop Filmmaker grants and the Karen Schmeer Award for Documentary Editing from the 2015 Independent Film Festival Boston. Valerie Downes Jenn Ackermann Sean Daily A great deal of the footage used in WELCOME TO LEITH was filmed by residents of Leith and was captured before co-directors Nichols and Walker even began working on the film. Use the HTML below. The Working Group / Not in Our Town Grant County Courthouse Allen David Douberly details the clash between the locals and Craig Cobb’s band of white supremacists as they challenge his vision for the future of the place they call home. Richard Lowe Leth is one of the quirkiest and most history-rich parts of Edinburgh. The Jay Thomas Show Joshua Woltermann, Additional Camera Christopher K. Walker SilverEdge / Shutterstock Funding Provided by Ricky Camilleri With incredible access to both longtime residents of Leith and white supremacists, the film examines a small community in the plains struggling for sovereignty against an extremist vision. Synopsis Know your neighbors. For Hire . Shiny Little Studios, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Flute This film was produced by Welcome to Leith, LLC, which is solely responsible for its content. The newcomer was Craig Cobb, a notorious white supremacist. A complete list is available from PBS. Nettie’s Bar WDAY-TV, Intelligence Report Imagery Courtesy of Confined in an apartment from a New York housing project, the six Angulo brothers learned everything they know about the world through watching films and spend their time reenacting their favorite movies with intricate homemade costumes. CNN Image Source The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. These were the questions faced by the two dozen (literally, Population 24) residents of Leith, North Dakota, and deftly chronicled in Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker ’s unsettling and downright depressing “Welcome to Leith.” When Craig Cobb became the 25th resident of … This channel was generated automatically by YouTube's video discovery system. A great deal of the footage used in WELCOME TO LEITH was filmed by residents of Leith and was captured before co-directors Nichols and Walker even began working on the film. With incredible access to both longtime residents of Leith and white Meanwhile, far from the prairies of North Dakota, Ryan Lenz, an investigator from Montgomery, Alabama’s Southern Poverty Law Center, discovers Cobb’s posts and informs Leith’s mayor, Ryan Schock. An Iraq War veteran and self-proclaimed "proud Aryan" skinhead plants white supremacy flags while explaining his worldview. Welcome to Leith In the video “Welcome to Leith,” Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker displayed Craig Cobb a white supremacist trying to take over Leith, a small town in North Dakota, where its residents no longer felt tranquility. Rebecca Metcalf Welcome to Leith is a terrifying yet fascinating account of a dark recess of American society and culture. Lauren Fajardo 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 city Leith. It addresses issues such as freedom, equality, an “us versus them” mentality, the lingering effects of Hitler’s regime, and the fight for basic human rights. Russell Estes As his behavior becomes more threatening, tensions soar, and the residents desperately look for ways to expel their unwanted neighbor. Anastassia Fisyak Julia Willoughby Nason WELCOME TO LEITH is a feature documentary chronicling the attempted takeover of a small town in North Dakota by white supremacists. Add the first question. An examination of disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign and today's political landscape. Sara Maysles 2015 Directed by Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Walker. Mikaela Shwer Louis returns to the Phelps family to find that several members have left the cult, and that they are being sued. Welcome to Leith, a documentary film about Cobb's attempt to take over Leith, was released in 2015. As his behavior becomes more threatening, tensions soar, and the residents desperately look for ways to expel their unwanted neighbor. Welcome to Leith is a terrifying and fascinating exploration of boundaries and free speech. Damien Mazza, Music Recording Facility 3 of 4 people found this review helpful. Cobb has appeared on several radio talk shows in order to talk about his plans for the white supremacist movement in Leith. By Llewellyn Smith, Christine Herbes-Sommers, and Kelly Thomson. 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. MORE. Magnet Media Inc. / Shutterstock In September 2012, the tiny prairie town of Leith, North Dakota, sees its population of 24 grow by one. Leith Edinburgh. He recently directed The New York Times Op-Doc Separatist and edited Freeway: Crack in the System for acclaimed filmmaker Marc Levin. David Diebe Sarah Mcdowall His 2013 feature debut Flex Is Kings premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was hailed as an “awesome documentary” by rapper Pusha T. Previously, he directed The New York Times Op-Doc Separatist, the Vimeo Staff Pick Delivery, the street dance web series BKLYN FLEX, and was part of the Peabody Award-winning producing team behind Sundance Channel’s 11-hour docuseries Brick City. Katharine Smith As the community rallies to save their town from strangers intent on taking it over. Welcome to Leith is a co-production of No Weather Films, The Cinemart and Sundial Pictures, produced in association with the Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). His critically-acclaimed second feature film, Welcome to Leith, debuted at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, before going on to screen at SXSW, Hot Docs, IDFA, and many others. As his behavior becomes more threatening, tensions soar and residents desperately look for ways to expel their unwanted neighbor. Welcome to Leith. Matthew and Molly Grubbs The content is horrible, and I wish that the events shown in it had never happened. (126) IMDb 6.9 1 h 26 min 2015 NR Welcome to Leith chronicles the attempted takeover of a small town in North Dakota by notorious white supremacist Craig Cobb. The Walker Family Filmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S.-Mexican border. Schock, a young rancher and family man who has lived in Leith all his life, is stunned by the news — and the ensuing media firestorm as tensions in Leith threaten to boil over into violence. It is made with clarity and observed impartiality and stands out impressively against previous documentaries of a similar ilk. © 2021 Independent Television Service (ITVS). Peter Corriston Leith residents Heather and Lee Cook describe how white supremacist Craig Cobb doxxed them. Welcome to Leith Edinburgh. Stephen Lobo As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn't stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction. Southern Poverty Law Center Welcome to Leith chronicles the attempted takeover of a small town in North Dakota by notorious white supremacist Craig Cobb. Be more independent. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? "Welcome to Leith chronicles the attempted takeover of a small town in North Dakota by notorious white supremacist Craig Cobb. 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. WELCOME TO LEITH screens at FilmScene this Tuesday (2/2) at 6pm as part of the Bijou Film Forum series. Gregory Bruce Unity ND Leith, a 90 minute drive from the nearest city (Bismarck) is home to around 20 people, mostly farmers and ranchers living on a prairie backdrop of sky and wheat. It seemed like the filmmakers were trying to get the audience to sympathize with the nazis, but other than that I enjoyed this movie. What would you do if your town were threatened in a similar way? Michael Beach Nichols is an award-winning filmmaker and the recipient of Jerome Foundation and Rooftop Filmmaker grants. 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