The True Story Behind 'The Testament of Ann Lee'

The True Story Behind The Testament of Ann Lee and the Birth of the Shakers

Mona Fastvold, who directed the invigorating The Testament of Ann Lee, describes the film as a “speculative retelling” of the

The True Story Behind 'The Testament of Ann Lee'

Amanda Seyfried stars in Mona Fastvold's telling of the birth of the Shaker movement.

How Mona Fastvold and Daniel Blumberg Adapted Shaker Hymns for ‘Ann Lee’: ‘The Film’s Pretty Extreme. How Can We Push It Further?’

'The Testament of Ann Lee' writer/director Mona Fastvold and composer Daniel Blumberg on adapting Shaker hymns for their wild musical production.

TIFF 2025 Day Four: 'The Napa Boys', 'The Testament of Ann Lee', 'Sacrifice', and 'Normal'

One thing – perhaps the main thing – I love about film festivals is the ability to juxtapose very different films with one another in a very short period of time. In a single day, one can ping-pong between wildly different genres, styles, and levels of depth. Day four of TIFF was exactly one of those days. I started off the day with Midnight Madness selection Nick Corirossi’s The Napa Boys, which is a nearly unclassifiable comedy that feels like…