13FOREST Gallery is pleased to invite you to a special reception hosted in partnership with the Finding Bright Film Festival. Following the screening of Yo (Love is a Rebellious Bird) on Saturday, November 7 at 12 pm at the Capitol Theater, 13FOREST Gallery will host an interactive event featuring Yo’s filmmakers Anna Fitch and Banker White joined in conversation by local puppeteer Sarah Nolen.
Starting at 1:45 pm, the public is invited to visit the gallery across the street from the theater at 167A Massachusetts Avenue to discuss their views of Yo, and the host of topics it raises about life, memory and creativity. The creative team behind the film will share their insights into everything from puppetry and its symbolic and expressive powers, to the lives of people in Yo and how the movie's artistry evolved. In addition to a special appearance by Robin Frohardt’s puppet of Yo herself, a sample rod puppet by Ron Binion will also be at the event, so attendees can try their hands at bringing a three-person puppet to life.
You can read more about Yo and the festival in a recent write-up by WBUR. Be sure to check the Finding Bright Film Festival website for more great films being shown at the Capitol from November 6-8!
About the Filmmakers
Anna Fitch is an Emmy award-winning director who works in documentary, natural history film, and performance art. Fitch is best known for her creative approach to elevating unlikely protagonists in both the natural and human worlds. Her work has been supported by the Sundance Institute, National Endowment for the Arts, SFFILM, Creative Work Fund, California Arts Council, and Tribeca Film Institute, Headlands Center for the Arts.
Banker White is an interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker. From war and disease to the complex dimensions that surround aging and death, White's work is unified by a compassionate humanism. His projects have been supported by the Sundance Documentary Fund, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Creative Capital, Bertha Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Tribeca Film Institute, Impact Partners, ITVS, DocSociety and the Catapult Film Fund.
About Sarah Nolen
Sarah Nolen is a puppeteer for both stage and screen, known for creating versatile, imaginative puppetry productions through her company, Puppet Motion. She performs regularly for youth and family audiences, and teaches puppetry to all ages. Nolen serves as the Creative Director for the online series Cozy Corner, and most recently toured her show Judy Punches Back to the 2026 International New York Puppet Fringe Festival. She recently built a "Nigel" puppet for Wheelock Family Theater's production of Finding Nemo. In 2025, Nolen directed Feral, an original touring production by Sandglass Theater, fabricated shadow puppets for A.R.T’s The Odyssey, and premiered a new original touring show, Party Animals, with music by Boston local Phil Berman.
