Episode 325: The Testament of Ann Lee with Eileen Jones

Forrest, Kristina Oakes, and Eileen Jones talk about the Testament of Ann Lee! The second film from the Brutalist's filmmakers, co-written by Brady Corbet and directed and written by Mona Fastvold Starring Amanda Seyfried as Ann Lee, the Founder of Shakerism, a religious sect in 1700s America Also starring Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie, Matthew Beard, and Viola Prettejohn It's also.. a musical, repurposing Shaker Hymns for a really fascinating musical experience. Shakers believed that in order to truly commune with God you must abstain from sexual intercourse among many other things. Eileen and her cohost Dolores did an episode on the Testament of Ann Lee Eileen also wrote in Jacobin about Testament of Ann Lee

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Episode 325: The Testament of Ann Lee with Eileen Jones is an episode from Movie Night Extravaganza by Forrest Miller.

This episode is 91:17 long.

This episode was published on Mar 21, 2026.

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