Misophonia is part of the line up for the New York State Puppet Festival’s “Puppets on Film”, screening at multiple locations through June 2026. Tickets will be available through the NYSPF website.

NYSPF Presents - PUPPETS ON FILM in Wellsville, NY, June 11 (Time and location TBA)

New York State Puppet Festival "Puppets on Film" Short Film Program, curated by Pilar McKay, adds to our live puppetry program by highlighting short films from puppeteers worldwide and in the United States.

Films chosen for the first short film program ever at the festival challenge the conventional wisdom of what puppeteering on film can be. Prepare to see emerging puppetry and traditional techniques used to tell immersive and engaging stories. Films have been featured in international film festivals, and NYSPF is pleased to be bringing them to WNY!

Misophonia will be part of the New York State Puppet Festival’s PUPPETS ON FILM at The Little in Rochester, New York on June 3 at 7pm. Linda will be part of the panel after this preview screening. The line up will travel to other locations throughout June.

New York State Puppet Festival "Puppets on Film" Short Film Program, curated by Pilar McKay, adds to our live puppetry program by highlighting short films from puppeteers worldwide and in the United States. Films chosen for the first short film program ever at the festival challenge the conventional wisdom of what puppeteering on film can be. Prepare to see emerging puppetry and traditional techniques used to tell immersive and engaging stories. Films have been featured in international film festivals, and NYSPF is pleased to be bringing them to WNY!

Tickets will be available through the NYSPF website.

Misophonia will be screened at the Moving Parts Puppet Film Festival in Newcastle upon Tyne, England on April 7, 2026. See their website for time and location.

The festival line-up celebrates live action puppet films and stop-motion puppet animation from around the world, and includes feature films, talks, networking events, and a short film competition. Whether you like the warm fuzzy feeling of a Muppets movie; or to be thrown into the wild, fantastical worlds of marionettes on screen - there is something for everyone.

The Puppetry & Stop Motion Shorts Night has been a cornerstone event of the annual Newcastle Puppetry Festival since 2017. Brand new for 2026, Moving Parts Puppet Fest expands this night into a stand-alone film festival. All happening at Tyneside Cinema, the Moving Parts Puppet Film Fest 2026 programme includes: Feature films, such as Muppets Treasure Island, Dark Crystal and Strings, an international short films competition for new work, networking events for filmmakers, industry talks, and of course the annual Puppetry & Stop Motion Shorts Night.

I’ll be teaching a private workshop: Shadow Puppetry for Contemporary Media at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. To inquire about bringing workshops to your institution, email Linda: linda.wingerter@gmail.com.

I’ll be leading an in-person workshop on shadow puppet mechanics during the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival at their headquarters in the Fine Arts Building on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, from 1:30-4:30pm.

Does A Dog Have Buddha Nature? a new show by Blair Thomas with shadow puppets by The Stringpullers will be part of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival in January 2026. It runs at the Chopin Theater in Chicago from January 25 - 26. For tickets and times see the Festival listing page.

I’ll be leading this 1 hour online workshop for the National Capital Puppetry Guild as part of their monthly virtual meeting lineup. Join this wonderful guild to have free access to their workshops. You need not live in the National Capital area (or even in the US) to join.

The Karakulit Shadow Puppet Festival in Pécs, Hungary which screened some of our films in 2023 will be holding a micro version of that film festival this November 6-9. Included will be our Quilt of Stars, words are birds, and Misophonia. More information on their website here.

A two day development workshop for a new show called Three Brothers will take place in Ithaca, New York and culminate in a short performance for a small feedback audience on Sunday, August 17 at the Gallery at South Hill. The project is a collaboration between puppet artist Tom Lee, bandura player Julian Kytasty, The Stringpullers, and Virlana Tkacz of Yara Arts.

Misophonia will be shown at the Labyrinth Masquerade Ball in the magnificent Biltmore ball room in Los Angeles, CA with other Handmade Puppet Dreams short films on Saturday, August 16.

Two of the Stringpullers short shadow films, words are birds and Dorothea Remembers, will be screened outdoors under the stars with other puppet and stop motion films in Minneapolis on Friday, July 11, 2025 from 8:30-10:00 pm. It’s just one evening in Open Eye Theater’s three weekend outdoor festival of of live music and Puppetry: Sweet Songs & Flying Objects, from July 11-25. All events on the grassy space across from the Open Eye Theater, 506 E. 24th Street Minneapolis, MN. Free. Bring a blanket or chair. Find directions, schedule, and more information on the festival website here.

I’ll be teaching a private workshop on shadow puppet mechanics for a summer continuing education program at Boston University. To inquire about bringing workshops to your institution, email Linda: linda.wingerter@gmail.com.

I’m joining Kurt Hunter, Eric Weiss, and Johanna Smith for this online presentation and discussion of puppetry in the classroom for PIET (Puppetry in Education and Therapy). I’ll be doing a 1/2 hour presentation of how I teach simple mechanics for shadow puppetry, while Johanna will be leading the discussion on how these ideas can meet state educational standards for engineering and math. 1pm PST / 4pm EST on Saturday, March 1 on Zoom. Registration is free. Contact piet@puppeteers.org.

We’re performing our short sock puppet romantic comedy Galaxy Laundromat in Ithaca, NY again, this time for the Puppeteers of America Northeast Regional Puppet Homecoming puppet festival. It’s part of the slam on Friday, November, 1 at 9:30pm at the Community School of Music and Arts. We’ll be attending all three days of the Festival to see performances, take part in workshops, and enjoy the always fun camaraderie of puppeteers.

We’re performing our short sock puppet romantic comedy Galaxy Laundromat at the UCONN Spring Puppet Slam on Friday, March 22, 2024 at 7:30pm. Presented by the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, other performers will include Uconn Puppet Arts students, Stoph Scheer, and music by Waldron’s Studio 88. The show is at UConn’s von der Mehden Recital Hall, 875 Coventry Road, Storrs, Connecticut.

Misophonia will be one of 7 films at CINÉ-CASTELIERS, part of the Festival International de Casteliers, a puppetry festival in Montreal. It’s a one time screening on Friday, March 8, 2024.