Searchlight Pictures has released the teaser for The Testament of Ann Lee, a new film from Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist), centered on Ann Lee, the woman who founded the Shakers, a religious sect known for its devotion, simplicity, and equality.
Searchlight describes the film as telling the story of “the Shakers’ 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.”
The screenplay is written by Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet, and produced by Andrew Morrison, Joshua Horsfield, Viktória Petrányi, Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Lillian LaSalle, and Mark Lampert.
Amanda Seyfried stars as the titular figure alongside Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Tim Blake Nelson, Christopher Abbott, Stacy Martin, Matthew Beard, Scott Handy, Viola Prettejohn, Jamie Bogyo, and David Cale.
The Testament of Ann Lee will screen in 70mm in select theaters beginning Christmas Day.
Amanda Seyfried in The Testament of Ann Lee by Searchlight Pictures
