The Amish Dilemma offers a window into one of the most closed off communities in the world
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Aimee Bealer
There are more than 300,000 Amish people living in the United States according to rules inherited from the 17th century. The Amish Dilemma offers a rare window into a conservative community reputed to be the most closed in the world, where the old remains the absolute reference in the face of modernity.
Watch The Amish Dilemma August 8 at 9pm on WITF TV
Three generations of Amish make a rare decision to tell their stories after months of reflection and debate with their pastors. How can they live between an ancestral ideology and a civilization of consumption pushed to the extreme? This documentary raises questions about the notion of individual freedom, belonging to a minority, economic and social norms, as well as the place of women.
Watch The Amish Dilemma August 8 at 9pm on WITF TV
A collection of interviews, photos, and music videos, featuring local musicians who have stopped by the WITF performance studio to share a little discussion and sound. Produced by WITF’s Joe Ulrich.
