Mistress Dispeller

Mistress Dispeller is a 2024 American-Chinese documentary film, directed and produced by Elizabeth Lo. It follows a woman in China who hires a professional to go undercover and break up her husband's affair.

Mistress Dispeller
Directed by	Elizabeth Lo
Produced by	Elizabeth Lo Emma D. Miller Maggie Li
Cinematography	Elizabeth Lo
Edited by	Charlotte Munch Bengtsen
Music by	Brian McOmber
Production companies	After Argos Films Marcona Media Impact Partners Anonymous Content
Distributed by	Oscilloscope
Release date	September 2, 2024 (2024-09-02) (Venice)
Running time	94 minutes[1]
Countries	United States China
Languages	English Mandarin

It had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2024, in the Orizzonti section.

Premise

A woman in China hires a professional "mistress dispeller" to break up her husband's affair.

Production

In September 2022, it was announced Elizabeth Lo would direct a documentary film revolving around Mistress Dispellers, with Anonymous Content and Impact Partners set to finance and produce.^[2] The Concordia Studio Fellowship, Field of Vision, and One in a Billion Productions provided additional support for the film.^[3][4]

Release

It had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2024, in the Orizzonti section.^[5] It screened at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024.^[6][7] In March 2025, Oscilloscope acquired distribution rights to the film.^[8]