Elam Stoltzfus(I)
- Producer
- Director
- Cinematographer
Elam S. Stoltzfus was born into an Amish family in Pennsylvania in
1957, speaking German and Pennsylvanian Dutch at home before picking up
English at a small public school. He is one of nine children, and
worked with them on the family farm. When Elam began school he was
immediately interested in art and, despite being pulled out of the
education system at the age of 15 to work full-time on the farm, still
retained a fascination with art and artists. During his later teens
Elam left the Amish community, purchased a car and a camera, and joined
the touring band Gospel Echoes. He then met and married another
farmer's daughter in North Florida and started the daunting task of
completing a college degree without any high school education. Elam
first attended Chipola College and then earned his B.A. in Media &
Communication from Florida State University's College of Communication
and Information.