Watch The Saxon New World
"A short documentary film about 19th-century Saxons who settled in rural Missouri, sowing the seeds for one today's largest bodies of Lutheranism"
- NR
- 2012
- 32 min
From the untold history of America's largest early immigrations, this half-hour documentary tells the story of 19th-century Saxon Lutherans who settled in rural Missouri. From interviews with historians and curators, to archival pictures and centennial re-enactments, this film blends historical storytelling with the music of J.S. Bach, in a tribute to the living descendants of this epic migration.
The Saxon New World is a 2012 documentary with a runtime of 32 minutes.