NüVoices Podcast: A Conversation with Director Elizabeth Lo about her Oscar-Nominated Documentary, ‘Mistress Dispeller’

I spoke with Hong Kong filmmaker Elizabeth Lo about her award-winning and Oscar-nominated documentary, Mistress Dispeller, which premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival last September and was shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature at the 98th Academy Awards. The intimate film follows a middle-aged couple and Wang Zhenxi, a “Mistress Dispeller”, who is hired by the wife to end the husband’s affair with a younger woman.

Throwback: Did anyone else see this Wuxia meets snowboarding & skiing video?

Did you catch this Olympics/Wuxia inspired video when it first became viral a few years back? The grace, gravity defying aerial flips, the interplay between two rivals not only showcased the athleticism of snowboarding and skiing, but it brought Wuxia beautifully to life.

Arts and Entertainment, Behind The Scenes, C-Dramas, Recap, WuxiaS HoJuly 3, 2025Hanfu, 2022 Beijing Olympics, Snowboarding, SkiingComment

A little word about those Chinese celebrity “Reuters” photos...

Have you ever come across these posts and wondered, what is a “reuters”? Or maybe who is Reuters? Welcome to my petty little beef about the use of that name in C-Dramaland!