
'Welcome to Leith' is a feature documentary chronicling the attempted takeover of a small town in North Dakota by notorious white supremacist Craig Cobb. 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.... (Full plot summary below)
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'Welcome to Leith' is a feature documentary chronicling the attempted takeover of a small town in North Dakota by notorious white supremacist Craig Cobb. 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.
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| New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriWelcome to Leith is a sober, terrifying look at the very real monsters roaming the quiet countryside. |
| Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiThis cautionary tale couldn't be more timely or essential. |
| Baret NewsKam WilliamsA textbook primer on how a united community ought to respond to the arrival of racist bullies before the creeps have a chance to ruin the neighborhood. |
| Boston GlobePeter KeoughLike another documentary set in North Dakota, Jesse Moss’s “The Overnighters,” they follow the story for months as it unfolds, offering no editorial guidance except dates and places and a soundtrack by T. Griffith that underscores the growing angst and pending horror. Welcome to Leith. Say goodbye to certitude. |
| In These TimesMichael AtkinsonThe people of Leith went ballistic, and the almost biblical conflict that resulted is chronicled carefully in Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker's film. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferWell-edited, well-balanced and frightening. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirThe way those things come together in this strange tale of a small-town newcomer and his crazy dream — it’s like “The Music Man,” except really, really depressing — illustrate a different problem that is not easy to pin down. |
| Critical WomenPrairie MillerProphetic as to what might lie ahead for this nation anywhere, as the economic crisis and resentments ensue. Though one vital issue not addressed, is how US exceptionalism legally come home to roost under the dubious blanket of civil liberties, kicks in. |
| The PlaylistKate ErblandAt its heart, Welcome to Leith is about change and how toxic decisions and beliefs can irreparably ruin bystanders’ lives. |
| Paste MagazineMonica CastilloThe movie serves as an anthropological study of a small town and what happens when a caustic outside force comes barreling in. |