Welcome to Leith is a documentary masterpiece, telling the story of an attempted white supremacist takeover of quiet rural town, Leith, in North Dakota.
Makers Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker present the information and various conflicts of law and threat in a way that makes Welcome to Leith an encapsulating and thrilling watch.
The movie itself tells the story of Craig Cobb, a psychotic and notorious white supremacist, who in recent years attempted to take over the small town of Leith and convert it into a planned community for some of the most prolific and dangerous far right racists in the US.
Information is presented to the viewer in real time, which makes the experience that bit more tense as we are thrown into the disputes between Cobb and his trusty sidekick, Kynan Dutton, and the local residents who do not give up on battling to get rid of the new dwellers. Concurrently, we are shown the various issues presented to the local law enforcement, who struggle with the decisions on how to deal with the increasingly tense situation.
Nichols and Walker have really conducted some exclusive and fascinating research, with interviews ranging from Ryan Lens from the Intelligence Project to Alex Linder, member of the VNN. This backs up the story well, solidifying the facts and as always, presenting the supremacists as the small minded and idiotic group that they are.
There’s not much bad to say about Welcome to Leith. It’s a fascinating story, one that could be made into a film script, backed up with in-depth interviews and original film footage. A compelling watch and not one to be missed.
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