MISTRESS DISPELLER

Elizabeth Lo |
China, USA |
2024 |
94Min |
Mandarin Chinese
In China, a new industry has emerged to help couples stay married despite infidelity. Wang Zhenxi is in this profession, a Òmistress dispellerÓ who is hired to maintain bonds of marriage by any means necessary. Offering intimate access to private dramas usually hidden behind closed doors, Mistress Dispeller follows a real case of infidelity as Teacher Wang attempts to bring a couple back from crisis. Their story shifts between husband, wife and mistress to explore emotion, pragmatism and cultural norms that shape relationships in contemporary China.
Elizabeth Lo
Emma D. Miller, Elizabeth Lo, Maggie Li
Elizabeth Lo
Elizabeth Lo, Charlotte Munch Bengtsen
Wang Zhenxi

Screenings

21 Jul 16:30 Pavilion 12
25 Jul 19:00 Pavilion 12

Elizabeth Lo

Elizabeth is a filmmaker whose documentary films have been showcased at Sundance, IDFA, SXSW, Tribeca, MoMA, AFI Fest, True/False, New York Times Op-Docs, Field of Vision and PBSÕ POV. Elizabeth has been featured in Filmmaker MagazineÕs Ò25 New Faces of Independent Film,Ó DOC NYCÕs Ò40 Under 40,Ó and Cannes LionsÕ ÒNew Directors Showcase.Ó She is a recipient of artist fellowships from Locarno, New York Film Festival, Yaddo and MacDowell, and was selected for the Concordia Studio Fellowship and Gotham/HBO Documentary Development Initiative. Her debut feature, Stray, won Best International Feature at Hot Docs and received nominations from the Independent Spirit Awards, Critics Choice Documentary Awards and Cinema Eye Honors after premiering at Tribeca in 2020. A New York Times ÒCriticÕs Pick,Ó Stray was released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures and is now streaming on Hulu. Her short films Ñ including Hotel 22, Bisonhead, and MotherÕs Day Ñ have been acquired by colleges and libraries worldwide. Elizabeth holds a BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA from Stanford University. She was born and raised in Hong Kong.