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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