An intimate portrait of contemporary Amish faith and life, this film examines how such a closed and communal culture has thrived within one of the most open, individualistic societies on earth. What does the future hold for a community whose existence is so rooted in the past? And what does our fascination with the Amish say about deep American values?
Written, Produced and Directed by
David Belton
Produced by
Callie T. Wiser
Edited by
Chyld King
Cinematography by
Tim Cragg
Associate Producer
Elizabeth Shea
Original Music by
Saunder Jurriaans and Daniel Bensi
Production Assistant
Chris Cuffe
Production Sound Mixer
John D. Gooch
Additional Camera
Ben McCoy
Allen Moore
Kat Patterson
Andrew Young
Additional Sound
Jeffrey Archer
Steve Bores
Steven M. Guercio
Drew T. Levinson
Tom Levy
Assistant Editors
Nikki Bramley
Shady Hartshorne
Lee Pacheco
Photo Animation
Alisa Placas Frutman
Aaron D. Nee
On-Line Editor and Colorist
Owen Williams
Color Correction and Mastering
Locomotive, Boston
Visual Effects
Brickyard VFX
Gina Dowling
Sean McLean
Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer
Coll Anderson M.P.S.E
Sound Efx Editor
Matthew Snedecor
Assistant Sound Editor
John Chiarolanzio
Program Consultant
Donald B. Kraybill
Additional Academic Advisor
Steven M. Nolt
Music Licensing
Cathy Carapella
Transcription
Johanna Kovitz
Leslie Strain
Archival Materials Courtesy of
ABCNews VideoSource
AP Images
Budget Films
CNN
F.I.L.M. Archives
Framepool AG
Private Collection of David and Saloma Furlong
Geauga County Historical Society
Getty Images
ITN Source
J. Baylor Roberts/National Geographic Stock
KYW Newsradio
Lancaster Newspapers, Inc., Lancaster, PA
Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Barbara Cooper Lalancette
Library of Congress
Mennonite Church USA Archives
Mennonite Historical Library, Goshen (Ind.) College
Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas
Museum of the City of New York
National Archives and Records Administration
NBC Universal Archives
Steven M. Nolt
Oddball Film + Video, San Francisco
The Pennsylvania Folklife Society Collection at Ursinus College
Thought Equity Motion/CBS News
Willard Culver/National Geographic Stock
WITF, Harrisburg, PA, Nickel Mines footage
The WPA Film Library
YNN Syracuse
Collection of the York County Heritage Trust, York, PA
Zentralbibliothek Zürich
Interns
Rachel Banks
Alexandra Hsie
London McWilliams
Afton Ojuri
Emma Pimthida Tiemchaiyapum
Locations
The Amish Farm and House, Lancaster, PA
Jayco, Middlebury, IN
Special Thanks
The many Amish who spent time with us
Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center, Berlin, Ohio
James Cates, Amish Youth Vision Project
Joel Cliff, PA Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Clinic for Special Children, Lancaster County, PA
Marianne and David Fisher
Daniel Hochstetler
Amos B. Hoover, Muddy Creek Farm Library
Joe Keim, Mission to Amish People
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
Bruce Lind, Wild West Properties
David McConnell, College of Wooster
National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom
Wilmer and Doris Nolt
Ohio Amish Library
Stephen E. Scott
Erik Wesner
Dee and Arlen Yoder
Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College
Interviewees
Steven Ballan
Janice Ballenger
David Furlong
Saloma Furlong
Gertrude E. Huntington
Karen M. Johnson-Weiner
Donald B. Kraybill
Dwight Lefever
Jeffrey Miller
Steven M. Nolt
Gertrude Schlabach
Levi Shetler
David Weaver-Zercher
Accountant
Helen KC Yung
Senior Producer
Sarah Colt
The Amish Signature Image: Courtesy WGBH/Tim Cragg
Post Production
Vanessa Ezersky
Glenn Fukushima
Series Designer
Alison Kennedy
On-Line Editor
Spencer Gentry
Sound Mix
John Jenkins
Series Theme
Joel Goodman
Web
Molly Jacobs
Tory Starr
Production Manager
Nancy Sherman
Legal
Jay Fialkov
Janice Flood
Scott Kardel
Project Administration
Susana Fernandes
Pamela Gaudiano
Lauren Noyes
Marketing & Publicity
Mary Lugo
Cara White
Project Manager
Lauren Prestileo
Series Manager
James E. Dunford
Coordinating Producer
Susan Mottau
Series Producer
Susan Bellows
Senior Producer
Sharon Grimberg
Executive Producer
Mark Samels
A Sarah Colt Productions film for AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.
American Experience is a production of WGBH, which is solely responsible for its content.
(c) 2012
All rights reserved
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