The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
1984
★★★☆☆ 6.8/10
⏱️ 60 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Documentary
They called themselves the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, the world called them Shakers. Ken Burns creates a moving portrait of this particularly American movement, and in the process, offers us a new and unusually moving way to understand the Shakers.

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Crew

Director
Ken Burns, Amy Stechler
Writer
Amy Stechler, Wendy Tilghman, Tom Lewis
Producer
Ken Burns, Amy Stechler

Production

Florentine Films, The TV Lab at WNET/13

Keywords

religion19th century