THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE Director: Mona Fastvold 137 mins, USA-UK, 2025, 70mm, F-Rated Watch trailer Book cinema tickets “Amanda Seyfried is electrifying” ★★★★★ – The Irish Times “The Testament of Ann Lee is like no other movie you’ve seen” – Time Magazine Showing exclusively at the IFI on 70mm, Mona Fastvold’s third film is a highly cinematic and defiantly idiosyncratic interpretation of the life of the titular Ann Lee (Amanda Seyfried), charismatic leader of the Shakers, a celibate Christian sect founded in England in 1747 before becoming established in the 1780s. Lee’s followers worshipped through ecstatic song and movement, and Fastvold’s exhilarating film is closer to a quasi-musical/experimental dance piece than a conventional biopic. Notes by David O’Mahony The screening will be preceded by a recorded introduction from director-writer Mona Fastvold and lead actor Amanda Seyfried, produced by Reclaim the Frame. Reclaim the Frame is a charity that champions marginalised perspectives in cinema, connecting with audiences and communities through special screenings and events across the UK. Reclaim The Frame events create a space to discuss what’s under the surface of each story. If you want to be an Advocate for the work they do, join the Reclaim The Frame mailing list. There will be Open Captioned screenings at 17.20 on Saturday 7th, and 14.00 on Wednesday 11th. Director: Mona Fastvold 137 mins, USA-UK, 2025, 70mm, F-Rated Watch trailer