Project Detail

The Testament of Ann Lee

The Testament of Ann Lee

Synopsis

An epic fable inspired by the life of Ann Lee, the founder of the Shakers, a radical religious movement that began in the late 1700s. Mona Fastvold's film depicts Ann Lee's establishment of a utopian society and the Shakers' worship through song and dance.
Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2025
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - Official Competition
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2026

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Features
Running time
136 min
Format
35mm + 70mm + Digital
Director
Mona Fastvold
Producer
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold, Joshua Horsfield, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Mark Lampert, Lillian LaSalle, Andrew Morrison, Viktória Petrányi, Klaudia Smieja
Co-Producer
Maddie Browning, Kristina Börjeson, Daniel Lägersten
Editor
Sofía Subercaseaux
Screenwriter
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Director of Photography
William Rexer
Production Designer
Sam Bader
Composer
Daniel Blumberg
Principal cast
Amanda Seyfried, Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Christopher Abbott, Stacy Martin, Tim Blake Nelson, Jamie Bogyo

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

US, UK co-production

Kaplan Morrison (US), 4 Little Monsters (US), Annapurna Pictures (US), ArtClass Films (US), Carte Blanche (US), Curious Gremlin (US), Film i Väst (SE), FirstGen Content (US), Göta Film, Göteborg (SE), Intake Films (UK), Mid March Media (CY), Mizzel Media (US), Proton Cinema (HU)

Sales Company

Page updates

This page was last updated on 21st April 2026. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

A Talent For Murder A Talent For Murder

Director: Anton Corbijn

Year: 2026

A mysterious young man from a New York publisher is sent to Switzerland to persuade the renowned writer Patricia Highsmith to write one final instalment of the Ripley anthology. Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2026 - World Premiere

A man in a suit stands in front of a newspaper printing press Ink

Director: Danny Boyle

Year: 2026

In 1969, as rising media tycoon acquires the daily newspaper "The Sun," his partnership with editor Larry Lamb turns the paper into Britain's most influential tabloid. Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2026 - Opening Gala Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2026

Female character standing in a dimly lit cathedral. My Heart Is Not Mine

Director: Salina Khan

Year: 2026

A hopelessly romantic bisexual author revisits the relationships that shaped his life while reflecting on his autobiographical book My Heart Is Not Mine. Torn between love, faith, and self-worth, he confronts the emotional imprint left by one man and two women who each claimed a piece of a heart that never fully belonged to him.