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Yo (Love is a Rebellious Bird)

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Anna spends a decade obsessively building a detailed 1/3-scale version of her friend’s house after losing her. It's just big enough for Anna to squeeze through the door, and Inside lives a puppet of her friend Yo. When the pair first met, Yo was 73 and Anna 24. It was a love at first sight friendship that defied age, time and death. Over the decades, they form a deep bond. After Yo's death, Anna re-constructs a magical space where Yo's stories unfold, and their relationship continues. The film juxtaposes intimate vérité of Yo's last year with Anna's creative interpretations of Yo's dramatic life stories. Born in Switzerland in 1924, Yo lived life on her own terms, defying expectations around sexuality, mothering, aging, and even death. As the film blurs memory, time and invention, it also reveals the power of artistic creation to channel--and share--grief and love.

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Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter Mar 10
White’s jaunty editing ensures the proceedings roll merrily along, and yet the richness of detail in every frame makes this feel longer than its lean 71-minute running time, but not at all in a negative way. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Mar 10
2.5/5
By the end of the film, it’s unclear why this project would seem sublime to anyone other than those who were consumed by its creation. Go to Full Review Lee Marshall Screen International Mar 10
This refreshingly quirky number has heart and charm in abundance. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Anna Fitch

Director

Banker White

Director

Yolanda Shea

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Anna Fitch

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Dylan White

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Sara Dosa

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Synopsis Anna spends a decade obsessively building a detailed 1/3-scale version of her friend’s house after losing her. It's just big enough for Anna to squeeze through the door, and Inside lives a puppet of her friend Yo. When the pair first met, Yo was 73 and Anna 24. It was a love at first sight friendship that defied age, time and death. Over the decades, they form a deep bond. After Yo's death, Anna re-constructs a magical space where Yo's stories unfold, and their relationship continues. The film juxtaposes intimate vérité of Yo's last year with Anna's creative interpretations of Yo's dramatic life stories. Born in Switzerland in 1924, Yo lived life on her own terms, defying expectations around sexuality, mothering, aging, and even death. As the film blurs memory, time and invention, it also reveals the power of artistic creation to channel--and share--grief and love.
Director
Anna Fitch, Banker White
Producer
Sara Dosa, Hannah Roodman, Banker White, Anna Fitch
Production Co
Mirabel Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 18m