Mistress Dispeller

Mistress Dispeller is shortlisted for Documentary Feature Film in the 98th annual Academy Awards.

Director Elizabeth Lo in person for Q&As — Friday, October 31, moderated by filmmaker Pete Nicks, and Saturday, November 1, moderated by Academy Award–nominated producer Diane Quon (AT RUSH)!

In China, a new industry has emerged devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity. Wang Zhenxi is part of this growing profession and is hired to go undercover and break up affairs by any means necessary; a “mistress dispeller.” Offering strikingly intimate access to a real, unfolding love triangle, Mistress Dispeller documents all sides of what is usually kept behind closed doors. As Teacher Wang attempts to bring a couple back from the edge of crisis, sympathies shift between husband, wife and mistress while emotion, pragmatism and cultural norms collide in this spellbinding look at modern love.

“Mistress Dispeller is a marvel: elegantly constructed, ethically created, and thought-provokingly humane.” —Mashable

“This level of intimacy and access is rare in any nonfiction film.”—Indiewire

Co-presented by Bay Area Chinese Culture Salon