Bibliograph

The Amish and us, produced by Dirk Eitzen and WITF, Inc., in association with EEN and ITVS

Type

Label

The Amish and us, produced by Dirk Eitzen and WITF, Inc., in association with EEN and ITVS

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

The Amish and us

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

40159986

Responsibility statement

produced by Dirk Eitzen and WITF, Inc., in association with EEN and ITVS

Runtime

Summary

An offbeat and sometimes amusing look at the growing commerce between the traditional Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and the millions of tourists who visit them every year. This film examines the effect of suburban sprawl on Amish farming and the increasing reliance by the Amish on craft and construction businesses for their livelihood. Although the tourist trade is a boon to the Amish, the constant contact with outsiders threatens to erode the traditional values that undergird the Amish way of life

Table Of Contents

Field guide (farming) -- Shooting Amish (tourists) -- Filmmaker -- The ex-files (former Amish) -- Patterns (quilts) -- Disturbing developments --Amish shopping channel -- Good dressing down (costume) -- Koyamishqatsi -- Change on the dollar -- Questioning an authority -- Plain to see -- What's in store?

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Contributor