US 2026, 78 min, HDA Mirabel Pictures Production
by Anna Fitch , Banker White
Brand New
REQUEST A SCREENING Yo (Love is a Rebellious Bird)
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.
76. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 2026 (Winner Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution, Documentary Film Award nom.)