The Amish : not to be modern

Portrays the everyday lives of the Amish community over all four seasons. Uses live-action, discussion, voice-over narration, special effects photography, still photography, art work, print graphics, and original Amish hymns to tell the story of this rarely-filmed community. Illustrates the beliefs, customs, folk art, and traditions of the Amish and discusses their difficult adjustment to a modern society. Includes a discussion with Chicago psychoanalyst Milo Yoder, a former member of the Amish faith., Photographed over four seasons, this film provides a rare look at the Amish, a religious community that separates itself from most modern technology. The Amish people are seen doing farm work, creating elaborate quilts and attending school. No narrator is used; the Amish speak for themselves. Amish hymns, composed in the 1500s and passed down orally, complete the soundtrack.