Marvelous Full Trailer for ‘Testament of Ann Lee’ with Amanda Seyfried
by Alex Billington
January 7, 2026
Source: YouTube
“You will go out and make our presence known.” Searchlight Pictures has debuted the main official trailer for the gloriously astonishing film The Testament of Ann Lee, the wondrous creation by The Brutalist ilmmakers. This premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival (my review calling it a “Cinematic Revelation”) and it’s an absolute must watch. Searchlight already released this last year in December, with more theaters coming later in January & February for anyone nationwide to watch. 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’m glad this final trailer is finally out. We also recently published an article praising this spectacular film and all that it achieves. It’s on my Top 10 – highly recommend watching it in theaters while you have a chance this winter.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Mona Fastvold’s film The Testament of Ann Lee, via YouTube:
You can watch the teaser trailer for Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee film right here for more footage.
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 originally opened Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee in theaters, including with 70mm screenings, on December 25th, 2025 – Christmas Day last year. For more info visit the official site.
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