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The Shakers (1974)
Directed by Tom Davenport
Documentary · 30m
The Shakers are America's oldest and most successful experiment in communal living. A century ago, nearly 6,000 Shaker brothers and sisters lived together in nineteen communities scattered from Maine to Kentucky. This film (narrated by the filmmaker, Tom Davenport) traces the growth, decline, and continuing survival of this remarkable and influential religious sect through the memories and rich song traditions of Shakers themselves. It includes performances by the late Eldress Marguerite Frost of Canterbury, New Hampshire, and the late Sister R. Mildred Barker, a leading singer and spiritual leader of the Shaker community still active at Sabbathday Lake, Maine when the film was made.
Crew
- Director
- Tom Davenport
Details
- Release date
- 1974-01-01
- Runtime
- 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Production
- Davenport Films