Welcome to Leith
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Welcome to Leith |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2015 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Michael Beach Nichols , Christopher K. Walker |
| script | Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Walker |
| production |
Joey Carey , Jenner Furst , Michael Beach Nichols Christopher K. Walker Joshua Woltermann |
| music | T. Griffin |
| camera | Michael Beach Nichols |
| cut | Michael Beach Nichols Christopher K. Walker Joshua Woltermann |
Welcome to Leith is an American documentary film directed by Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker from 2015. The film is about Craig Cobbs' attempt to take control of the city of Leith, North Dakota . On January 26, 2015, the film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival .
action
Leith is a tiny city in North Dakota that had a population of 16 in 2010. In May 2012, Craig Cobb, a Canadian-American neo-Nazi, moved to Leith to establish a majority of neo-Nazis in the place. He bought twelve lots. At first, Cobb led the life of a harmless loner in a very humble house with no running water. Then he made his plan public to transform Leith into a city that would have a majority of neo-Nazis and so could provide the mayor with the influx of neo-Nazis. Leith became the scene of a neo-Nazi rally and a counter-demonstration. The population of Leith, which also includes an African American, opposed Cobb.
Kynan Dutton, a veteran of the Iraq war, also moved to Leith and took his family with him. Dutton put flags of the Aryan nations in front of his house and he wore an SS skull on his clothes. Dutton was a member of the National Socialist Movement and committed himself to National Socialism. The atmosphere in the place was characterized by hatred, distrust and fear of death. The local council tried to disgust Cobb with an ordinance on the connection to the sewer system from the place. When Dutton and Cobb marched through the streets with rifles, the police intervened. Cobb had threatened residents and appropriately dubbed them "damn Jewish pigs" ( fucking kikes ). Both were arrested and charged. They were sentenced to several months in prison.
The residents of Leith tore down his house and Cobb moved away after his release. The residents felt a sense of fear and helplessness. Someone called the verdict a joke. The Southern Poverty Law Center linked Cobb with the right-wing terrorist Frazier Glenn Miller, Jr., who murdered Jews in Overland Park, Kansas. The Southern Poverty Law Center also complained that after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, almost all resources of the intelligence services had been used on Islamic terrorism and that right-wing terrorism was able to flourish again in the USA.
Type of representation
The film consists of interviews with Cobb, his comrade Kynan Dutton, Dutton's partner, residents of Leith ', an employee of the Southern Poverty Law Center and excerpts from council meetings , court hearings and short excerpts from news programs.
production
Nichols and Walker, who live in New York, flew to North Dakota in October 2013, two months after reading an article in the New York Times in August 2013 about Craig Cobb's plan to bring Leith to a town of white supremacy supporters transform. The directors visited Leith over an eight month period. It took them 90 days to cut the film. In June 2014, Nichols and Walker started raising funds for the making of the film. They managed to raise $ 64,751. The directors named Errol Morris as their role model when it comes to directing.
The film grossed $ 36,010.
reception
Welcome to Leith received mostly good reviews. On the Rotten Tomatoes website , he maintains a positive rate of 97% (based on 34 reviews) Metacritic evaluated 15 reviews and named the majority of the reviews positive.
Indiewire critic Kate Erbland praised the film as shocking and insightful .
Web links
- Official website
- Welcome to Leith in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ WELCOME TO LEITH (15) . In: British Board of Film Classification . February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ↑ Sundance 2015: White supremacist guest leads to heated 'Welcome to Leith' Q&A . January 30, 2015. Accessed February 9, 2015.
- ↑ 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File . In: American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ New Neighbor's Agenda: White Power Takeover . August 29, 2013. Accessed February 10, 2015.
- ^ North Dakota Town Issues Building Ban On White Supremacy Takeover . October 28, 2013. Accessed February 10, 2015.
- ↑ a b Michael Beach Nichols & Christopher K. Walker Filmmakers of the Sundance feature documentary WELCOME TO LEITH . Archived from the original on January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ^ Scott Macaulay: Five Questions for Welcome to Leith Directors Michael Beach Nichols & Christopher K. Walker . Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.welcometoleithfilm.com/
- ↑ Michael Beach Nichols: WELCOME TO LEITH - Feature Documentary . Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ↑ Welcome to Leith (2015) . In: Box Office Mojo . Internet Movie Database . December 17, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ↑ Welcome to Leith (2015) . In: Rotten Tomatoes . Flixster . Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ↑ Welcome to Leith reviews . In: Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ↑ Kate Erbland: Sundance Review: Terrifying, Unsettling And Insightful Documentary 'Welcome To Leith' . Retrieved January 10, 2015.