You can click on table header to sort results by column name. Welcome to leith is a gripping youarethere portrait of a community under siege. Sundance film festival about how to fest get tickets program schedule industry press volunteer. Sep 07, 2015 watch welcome to leith teaser trailer on dailymotion. Relive the glory of the huskers 1997 national championship and tom osbornes final season as head coach through amazing photographs from the lincoln journal star. Walker about white supremacist craig cobbs attempt to take over the north dakota city leith. This unsettling documentary charts the communitys fight to reclaim the town. In september 2012, the tiny prairie town of leith, north dakota, sees its population of 24 grow by one. Sep 08, 2015 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. A white supremacist tries to take over a town of 24 people in michael beach. Sep 07, 2015 official trailer for welcome to leith welcome to leith is a 2015 documentary film about white supremacist craig cobbs attempt to take over the north dakota town leith. Aug 12, 2015 ahead of its release next month, a trailer has arrived online for michael beach nichols and christopher k. Rent welcome to leith 2015 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Welcome to leith chronicles the attempted takeover of a small north dakota town by notorious white supremacist craig cobb. Walkers welcome to leith chronicles the disruption caused when a notorious white supremacist moves into a tiny north dakota town with the intention of taking. Welcome to leith documentary about white supremacists in. When a noted white supremacist moves into their town, the residents of leith, north. Welcome to leith official trailer 2015 craig cobb youtube. Welcome to leith chronicles the attempted takeover of a small town in north. Welcome to leith planning to take over the city government, white supremacist craig cobb moved to tiny leith, n. Sep 29, 2015 welcome to leith juxtaposes background accounts of cobb and a few of his affiliates with the story of leith itself. Sep 10, 2015 11th zurich film festival international documentary film competition.
Welcome to leith 2015 white supremacist craig cobb tries to take over a small town in north dakota. The film went on to win a host of awards, including the filmmakertofilmmaker award at hot docs and the special jury award at the florida film festival. Despite highrunning passions, nichols and walker take a remarkably even keel in welcome to leith, spending nearly equal time with the bewildered leith. Welcome to leith 1 hours and 25 minutes movie 2015 welcome to leith is a feature documentary chronicling the attempted takeover of a small town in north dakota by notorious white supremacist craig cobb. 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. Welcome to leith juxtaposes background accounts of cobb and a few of his affiliates with the story of leith itself. As the new residents behavior becomes more threatening, tensions soar, and the residents desperately look for ways to expel their unwanted neighbor.
Welcome to leith depicts the very real monsters roaming the. 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. The game of the global elite full investigative documentary duration. With incredible access to both longtime residents of leith and white supremacists, the film examines a small community in the plains. Welcome to leith directors tackle extremism in rural america. Documentary chronicles the takeover of tiny leith, north dakota, by a white. It was a quiet and isolated rural area, a place where the towns mayor, ryan schock, drove the school bus in the morning before tending to. Welcome to leith is a 2015 american documentary film directed by michael beach nichols and. Jun 22, 2015 first run features acquires sundance doc welcome to leith.
They made three trips to leith within an 8month period, each around 4 weeks long, for the production of the film. Welcome to leith directed by michael beach nichols and christopher k. Welcome to leith is a 2015 documentary, was directed by christopher k. A white supremacist tries to take over a town of 24 people in michael beach nichols and christopher k. The film takes place in leith, a tiny southern us town with only 24 citizens who enjoy their peace and isolation. In september 2012, the tiny prairie town of leith, north dakota, saw its population. As his behavior becomes more threatening, residents wrestle with democratic principles as they. Jun 07, 2015 welcome to leith acts as a piece of quasidirect cinema, a somewhat journalistic account sans voiceover or lengthy intertitles, and with the only traditional talking heads interviews coming from the member of the splc. Welcome to leith 2015 michael beach nichols in welcome to leith 2015. Walker, popping up in the last few weeks following a very limited theatrical run in the states. Ahead of its release next month, a trailer has arrived online for michael beach nichols and christopher k. Then they discovered that the new guy in the neighborhood, who was buying up.
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. It premiered at 2015 sundance film festival and was screened at the sxsw. Welcome to leith premiered at the 2015 sundance film festival, where it was nominated for the grand jury prize. Apr 09, 2016 welcome to leith is a 2015 documentary, was directed by christopher k. Welcome to leith opens at the height of tension in the small north dakota town, where cobb and his guntoting foot soldierintraining kynan dutton once roamed the streets to stake their claim in. Well, it almost happened, in the teenytiny north dakota town of leith consisting of three square miles and 24 residents, with the children. Welcome to leith discussion guide influence film club. In 2012, with the population down to 24, the town was eager to welcome newcomers like lee cook, who had moved to leith after his teenage daughter was murdered. As his behavior becomes more threatening, tensions soar and residents. Dec 15, 2015 welcome to leith is beautifully filmed and the filmmakers maintain an impressive level of objectivity about their offensive subject. There are a few moments in welcome to leith, a documentary about a north dakota town that resists being taken over by white supremacists, when the film might be mistaken for a. Watch welcome to leith teaser trailer on dailymotion. Walkers welcome to leith chronicles the disruption caused when a notorious white supremacist moves into a. The unsettling underpinning of welcome to leith is how we wrestle with our.
Welcome to leith trailer video independent lens pbs. Video archive for the film welcome to leith, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2015. Walkers acclaimed documentary welcome to leith, which details white supremacist craig. Welcome to leith is a 2015 american documentary film directed by michael beach nichols and christopher k. Welcome to leith new zealand international film festival. Jan 28, 2015 despite highrunning passions, nichols and walker take a remarkably even keel in welcome to leith, spending nearly equal time with the bewildered leith residents, who want nothing more than. Pitched somewhere between a real world nightmare and sick black comedy, welcome to leith serves up a story so unlikely that it could only be real. There are currently three videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Welcome to leith 2015 in welcome to leith, a documentary about a tiny north dakota town with a population of 24 including children, the residents boast, the residents explain how they usually bent over backwards to welcome new neighbors to the area. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Welcome to leith is a feature documentary chronicling the attempted takeover of a small town in north dakota by notorious white supremacist craig cobb.
Mayor ryan schock oversaw what until late summer 2012 was a town of only about. Jan 22, 2015 video archive for the film welcome to leith, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2015. Welcome to leith trailer the new efforts are coming thick and fast on irish netflix now, with this one, from directors michael beach nichols and christopher k. Welcome to leith invites questions about our amendment. As cobb and his cohorts become more threatening, tensions soar and. Welcome to leith what happened when neonazis came to town 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. Leith bmw is a proud member of the leith automotive group. Walker shoot the film with harrowing, slowly moving broll, an ominous score, and a structure. A tiny north dakota town wakes to a nightmare when a.
The folk of leith prove beautifully that they are the true inhabitants of the land as opposed to fascist invaders. Until the later months of 20, the town of leith in north dakota, the land of which is three square miles, had 24 residents. Welcome to leith chronicles the attempted takeover of a small town in north dakota by notorious white supremacist craig cobb. First run features acquires sundance doc welcome to leith. When craig cobb became the 25th resident of leith, it became a national story. There are a few moments in welcome to leith, a documentary about a north dakota town that resists being taken over by white. With incredible access to both longtime residents of leith and white supremacists. Planning to take over the city government, white supremacist craig cobb moved to tiny leith, n.
Walkers unsettling and downright depressing welcome to leith. Welcome to leith is beautifully filmed and the filmmakers maintain an impressive level of objectivity about their offensive subject. Nov 27, 2016 welcome to leith 2015 in welcome to leith, a documentary about a tiny north dakota town with a population of 24 including children, the residents boast, the residents explain how they usually bent over backwards to welcome new neighbors to the area. See the full list of welcome to leith cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. As his behavior becomes more threatening, tensions soar, and the residents desperately look for ways to expel their unwanted neighbor.