The Amish Transcript
Page 1 The Amish Transcript Amish Man 1: Yeah, okay. Interviewer: Okay, let's chat. Amish Man 1: Tell the Cameraman to get lost! [Laughs] Slate: The Amish will not pose for photographs or allow interviews on camera. Interviewer: He doesn't come until tomorrow. Amish Man 1: Good. That's good. Interviewer: So tell me, I want to know first of all, about your family. Slate: Many Amish people allowed us to record our conversations with them. The voices in this film are theirs. Interviewer: Where did they come from, and how did they get here? Amish Man 1: Oh, well when they came to America, they landed in Philadelphia, then Benjamin Franklin... Slate: Summer. Intercourse, Pennsylvania Tour Guide: Welcome to the Amish farm and house, my name is Don, I'll be your tour guide today. Talk a bit about the Amish, and where they come from. All goes back to the Protestant Reformation, 1517, Martin Luther... Page 2 Slate: Rooted in the Protestant Reformation, the Amish church began in Europe and soon spread to North America. Today, Amish communities exist only in Canada and the United States. Tour Guide: We'll start over here, with the wardrobe. Up to the age of one year old, a little girl, or a little boy in the Amish community will wear something like this. Tourist 1: Why is it that the fashion seems to frozen in time, and yet they're wearing flip- flops? Tourist 2: Is there an identity as Americans, or... Tour Guide: I'm sure the Amish would see themselves that way.
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