"The American Experience" The Amish (2012)

Director:

David Belton

Writer:

David Belton (written by)

TV Series:

"The American Experience" (1987)

Original Air Date:

28 February 2012 (Season 24, Episode 5)

Genre:

Documentary | History

Plot:

Lyrical and meditative, The Amish answers many questions Americans have about this insistently insular religious community...

Plot Keywords:

USA | Anthology | Public Media | Reenactment

Cast

Steve Ballan	...	Himself - Assistant Public Defender
Janice Ballenger	...	Herself - Assistant Coroner
David Furlong	...	Himself - Husband of Saloma
Saloma Furlong	...	Herself - Former Amish
Gertrude E. Huntington	...	Herself - Anthropologist
Karen M. Johnson-Weiner	...	Herself - Anthropologist
Donald B. Kraybill	...	Himself - Sociologist
Dwight Lefever	...	Himself - Pastor to the Roberts Family
Jeffrey Miller	...	Himself - State Police Commissioner (also archive footage)
Steven M. Nolt	...	Himself - Historian
Levi Shetler	...	Himself - Former Amish
David Weaver-Zercher	...	Himself - Historian

Directed by
David Belton

Writing credits
David Belton		(written by)

Produced by
Susan Bellows	....	series producer
Sarah Colt	....	senior producer
Sharon Grimberg	....	executive producer
Susan Mottau	....	coordinating producer
Mark Samels	....	executive producer
Elizabeth Shea	....	associate producer
Callie T. Wiser	....	producer

Original Music by
Danny Bensi		(as Daniel Bensi)
Saunder Jurriaans

Cinematography by
Tim Cragg

Film Editing by
Chyld King

Production Management
Nancy Sherman	....	production manager

Art Department
Alison Kennedy	....	designer
Aaron D. Nee	....	photo animation
Alisa Placas	....	photo animation

Sound Department
Coll Anderson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeffrey Archer	....	additional sound
Stephen Bores	....	additional sound
John Chiarolanzio	....	assistant sound editor
John D. Gooch	....	production sound mixer
Steve Guercio	....	additional sound
John Jenkins	....	sound mixer
Drew Levinson	....	additional sound
Tom Levy	....	additional sound
Matt Snedecor	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Gina Dowling	....	visual effects
Sean Mclean	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Ben McCoy	....	additional camera operator
Allen Moore	....	additional camera operator
Kat Patterson	....	additional camera operator
Andrew Young	....	additional camera operator

Editorial Department
Nikki Bramley	....	assistant editor
Vanessa Ezersky	....	post-production assistant
Glenn Fukushima	....	post-production assistant
Spencer Gentry	....	on-line editor
Shady Hartshorne	....	assistant editor
Lee Pacheco	....	assistant editor
Owen Williams	....	colorist
Owen Williams	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Cathy Carapella	....	music licensing
Joel Goodman	....	composer: theme music

Other crew
Rachel Banks	....	intern
Chris Cuffe	....	production assistant
Willard Culver	....	archival materials courtesy of: National Geographic Stock
James E. Dunford	....	series manager
Susana Fernandes	....	project administration
Jay Fialkov	....	legal
Janice Flood	....	legal
David Furlong	....	archival materials courtesy of: Private Collection
Saloma Furlong	....	archival materials courtesy of: Private Collection
Pamela Gaudiano	....	project administration
Alexandra Hsie	....	intern
Molly Jacobs	....	production assistant
Scott Kardel	....	legal
Johanna Kovitz	....	transcriptor
Donald B. Kraybill	....	program consultant
Mary Lugo	....	publicist
London McWilliams	....	intern
Steven M. Nolt	....	additional academic advisor
Steven M. Nolt	....	archival materials courtesy of
Lauren Noyes	....	project administration
Afton Ojuri	....	intern
Lauren Prestileo	....	publicist
J. Baylor Roberts	....	archival materials courtesy of: National Geographic Stock
Tory Starr	....	production assistant
Leslie Strain	....	transcriptor
Emma Pimthida Tiemchaiyapum	....	intern
Cara White	....	publicist
Helen K.C. Yung	....	accountant

Thanks
James Cates	....	special thanks: Amish Youth Vision Project
Joel Cliff	....	special thanks: PA Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau
David Fisher	....	special thanks
Marianne Fisher	....	special thanks
Daniel Hochstetler	....	special thanks
Amos Hoover	....	special thanks: Muddy Creek Farm Library
Joe Keim	....	special thanks: Mission to Amish People
Bruce Lind	....	special thanks: Wild West Properties
David McConnell	....	special thanks: College of Wooster
Doris Nolt	....	special thanks
Wilmer Nolt	....	special thanks
Stephen M. Scott	....	special thanks
Eric Wesner	....	special thanks
Arlen Yoder	....	special thanks
Dee Yoder	....	special thanks

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rocky Collins		multiple episodes
Henry Hampton		creator

Produced by
Rocky Collins	....	producer (multiple episodes)

Sound Department
Doug Madick	....	foley artist (multiple episodes)

Distributors

• PBS International (2011) (Non-USA) (all media)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2012) (USA) (TV)

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

The Amish Farm and House, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA