National Catholic Reporter

The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society — 250 years later, they're part of the sound of America

The trailer for the film "The Testament of Ann Lee" is riveting and unsettling — just as the celibate Shakers were to the ...
Architectural Digest

The Shakers: How an Early Christian Sect Defined One of America’s Most Enduring Craft Traditions

In the trailer for The Testament of Ann Lee—the Amanda Seyfried drama in theaters now—you’ll see much of what you might expect from a film about early American religion. There’s spirited devotional ...
Courthouse News Service

Shaker faith endures in rural Maine

Hundreds of visitors toured Shaker Village and its historic barn in New Gloucester, Maine, on Sunday during Open Farm Day. (Clarke Canfield/Courthouse News) NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine (CN) — At its peak ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Behind the Making of the Site of a Sect in ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’

Production designer Sam Bader explains how he re-created 18th century Shaker architecture in the middle of Budapest for the Mona Fastvold film. By Bill Desowitz The Testament of Ann Lee, Mona Fastvold ...
SFGate

The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society – 250 years later, they’re part of the sound of America

(THE CONVERSATION) Director Mona Fastvold’s new film, “The Testament of Ann Lee,” features actor Amanda Seyfried in the titular role: the English spiritual seeker who brought the Shaker movement to ...