Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold on Making ‘Testament of Ann Lee’ for Just $10 Million: ‘The Elevator Pitch for a Shaker Musical Wasn’t the Easiest to Get Off the Ground’

Filmmakers Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet got candid about the challenges of independent cinema while at the Venice Film Festival with their sweeping musical drama “The Testament of Ann Lee.” Their latest collaboration — directed by Fastvold who co-wrote the script with Corbet — explores the founding leader of the Shakers, a radical religious moment […]