The Testament of Ann Lee

★★★★ - Telegraph

From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers. Academy Award® nominee Amanda Seyfried stars as the Shaker's irrepressible leader, who preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers. The Testament of Ann Lee captures the ecstasy and agony of her quest to build a utopia, featuring more than a dozen traditional Shaker hymns reimagined as rapturous movements with choreography by Celia Rowlson-Hall (Vox Lux) and original songs & score by Academy Award® winner Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist).

Written by Academy Award® nominees Fastvold and Brady Corbet (The Brutalist), producers include Andrew Morrison (The Brutalist), Joshua Horsfield (The Silent Twins), Viktória Petrányi (The Brutalist), Fastvold, Corbet, Gregory Jankilevitsch (Woman of…), Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska (The Silent Twins), Lillian LaSalle (Brooklyn, Minnesota), and Mark Lampert (The Brutalist). Also joining behind the camera are cinematographer William Rexer, production designer Samuel Bader, editor Sofía Subercaseaux (Maria), costume designer Małgorzata Karpiuk, Hair and Makeup Designer Stephanie Pasicov (The Knick), and casting director Isabella Odoffin (How to Have Sex).