The Amish
Written byDavid Belton[1]
Directed byDavid Belton[1]
Theme music composerSaunder Jurriaans and Daniel Bensi[1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerCallie T. Wiser[1]
CinematographyTim Cragg[1]
EditorChyld King[1]
Running time112 minutes
Original release
NetworkPBS
Release
  • February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27)

The Amish is a 2012 documentary film[2] created by PBS[3][4] as an episode (Season 24, Episode 5) of American Experience.[5][6] The documentary, as the title implies, is centered on the Amish.[4] It was uploaded on the PBS website in February 2012. Topics in the video range from the Ordnung to the Nickel Mines shooting[4][7] to Rumspringa.[3][6] The documentary was written and directed by David Belton.[1][4][7][8] The documentary includes interviews of current and former Amish.[7] A companion book was released in 2013.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Cast & Crew: Program Credits". PBS. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  2. ↑ Brian Lowry (February 28, 2012). "The Amish". Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "The Amish. American Experience". PBS. February 27, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Neil Genzlinger (February 27, 2012). "They've Got Cute Buggies and Kids, but Their Lives Aren't Always Heavenly". New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  5. ↑ "The Amish: American Experience". WETA. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Video: The Amish". PBS. February 28, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 Bob Etier (February 24, 2012). "American Experience Presents The Amish, February 28". Technorati. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  8. ↑ Rob Owen (February 26, 2012). "'The Amish': New PBS documentary explores life outside the 'English' world". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  9. ↑ Kraybill, Donald B.; Johnson-Weiner, Karen M.; Nolt, Steven M. (2013). The Amish. JHU Press. ISBN 978-1421409146.


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