NEWS: Teaser Trailer Released for The Testament of Ann Lee

A teaser trailer has been released for The Testament of Ann Lee, which is based on the true story of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers.

From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist), the film features a screenplay by Fastvold and Brady Corbet.

The Testament of Ann Lee sees Academy Award nominee Amanda Seyfried starring as the Shaker’s leader who preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers. It features 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).

As well as Amanda Seyfried, the film stars Thomasin Mckenzie, Lewis Pullman, Tim Blake Nelson, Christopher Abbott, Stacy Martin, Matthew Beard, Scott Handy, Viola Prettejohn, Jamie Bogyo and David Cale.

The film is produced by Andrew Morrison, Joshua Horsfield, Viktória Petrányi, Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet, Gregory Jankilevitsch and Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska.