• “Deliciously unpredictable... Has heart and charm in abundance. Joyful and creative. A tribute to a remarkable woman & a celebration of creativity as a healing force”

    -Screendaily

  • “A singular, inventive and touchingly intimate….deeply joyful work, crafted with painstaking care and precision… it’s hard not to admire and warm to this unflinchingly honest, eccentric woman”

    —The Hollywood Reporter

  • “Walks a very narrow emotional tightrope, managing to be tender and heartfelt without becoming unbearably twee, handling the heavy subject matter with an abundance of wit and playfulness; exactly what we’d expect from an artist paying tribute to a woman who lived her life with such unconventional sincerity’”

    — International Cinephile Society

  • “Masterful... a moving documentary memorial...perhaps there’s no such thing as perfect when a film’s emotional scope is so ambitious and so primal, all at once.”

    -Variety

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Yo (Love is a Rebellious Bird) is headed to New Zealand! We’re truly honored to be a part of @docedgefest 2026 with screenings in both Auckland and Wellington this June and July. 🗓️ June 26, 6:30 PM – Auckland 🗓️ July 9, 8:15 PM &ndash
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Yo is heading to the Ouray International Film Festival @ourayfilmfest!!! We screen on Saturday June 20th. Thank you @jacroix_ for your enthusiasm for the film and the beautiful mission of the fest. We can’t wait to share!!!
Thank you @siffnews for such a special festival experience. Just wrapped two incredible screenings at the Seattle International Film Festival. Such a treat to screen in my hometown where I first started making movies. So fun to be there with collab
We re going to start profiling all the amazing artists who worked together with us on Yo (Love is a Rebellious Bird) AND the only place to start is with Robin Fohardt. Robin is dear friend, an insanely talented artist, puppet maker, playwright, per
We are so honored to receive an honorable mention for the Kirby Walker Documentary Award. THANK YOU @SFFILM!!! "This film is a sheer delight to experience, filled with inventive, refreshingly exciting visual and emotional surprises at every tur
Thank You Jessie Fairbanks, Anne Lai Mia Karslund Rod Armstrong and the entire @SFFILm team for an absolutely incredible week. So special to experience our North American Premiere together with our creative team, close friends and Yo's four children