Must See Teaser for ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ with Amanda Seyfried
by Alex Billington
November 6, 2025
Source: YouTube
“A place for everything and everything in its place.” Welcome to the New World! Searchlight Pictures has unveiled the first teaser trailer for the sensational new film titled The Testament of Ann Lee, the next wondrous creation from The Brutalist filmmakers. This premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival (my review calling it a “Cinematic Revelation”) and it’s one of the best films of 2025. Searchlight picked it up and will be releasing it just in time for the awards season – in theaters on Christmas Day, with a wider expansion throughout January & February. Based on an entirely true story. British born Ann Lee, founding leader of the Shaker Movement, is proclaimed as female Christ by her followers. The film shows her establishment of a utopian society in America and the Shakers’ worship through song and dance. Featuring jaw-dropping choreography by Celia Rowlson-Hall (Vox Lux) and original songs & score by Academy Award winner Daniel Blumberg. This mesmerizing film stars Amanda Seyfried as Ann Lee, Thomasin Mckenzie, Lewis Pullman, Tim Blake Nelson, Christopher Abbott, Stacy Martin, Matthew Beard, Scott Handy, Viola Prettejohn, Jamie Bogyo, David Cale. I am a huge fan of this film – I think it’s one of the most magnificent and exciting and unique films of this year and a must watch on the big screen. Take a look.
Here’s the first teaser trailer for Mona Fastvold’s film The Testament of Ann Lee, direct from YouTube:
From award-winning director Mona Fastvold comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers. 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 & agony of her quest to build a utopia, featuring more than a dozen traditional Shaker hymns reimagined as rapturous movements. The Testament of Ann Lee is directed by acclaimed Norwegian writer / filmmaker Mona Fastvold, director of the films The Sleepwalker and The World to Come previously, plus the series “The Crowded Room” and “Long Bright River” recently. The screenplay is by husband-wife duo Mona Fastvold & Brady Corbet (also The Brutalist). Produced by Andrew Morrison, Joshua Horsfield, Viktória Petrányi, Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Lillian LaSalle, Mark Lampert. This initially premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival (read our review). Searchlight Pictures will debut Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee in theaters, including with 70mm screenings, starting December 25th, 2025 on Christmas Day later this year. For info visit the official site.
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