52docs / 02 - Intrigue and deception

Elizabeth Lo has followed the trajectory most doc makers dream of. Award-winning short followed by breakout feature debut and then a premiere at Venice for her second feature, which is our next film.

I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while, mostly because it seems like such a difficult scenario to bring a camera into and capture authentically.

Filmmaking is always a dance between truth, trust, story, reality (whatever that is) and performance. Mistress Dispeller promises to challenge our understanding of them all.

The NYT did a fascinating interview with Elizabeth for the Modern Love podcast and she also chatted with Kathleen Lingo recently.

Love, lust, deception… and badminton. What more could you possibly want from a documentary?

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