Evan interviews award-winning director Elizabeth Lo about her documentary Mistress Dispeller, following Teacher Wang’s work with a wife, husband, and mistress in China, and explores empathy, cultural “saving face,” legal/ethical challenges, filmmaking style, and the documentary marketplace.

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00:46 Season Intro and Guest Tease

01:17 Producer Banter and Setup

02:40 On the Docket: Shaq Divorce

04:14 Kids and Divorce Reflections

07:46 Parenting After Separation

10:22 Overrated/Underrated Begins

10:50 Legal Takes Business and CPAs

13:56 Co Parenting Communication Rules

15:54 Fun Picks Cornhole and Photobooths

20:38 Introducing Elizabeth Lo

21:29 Mistress Dispeller Origin Story

22:31 Teacher Wang Philosophy on Pain

23:59 Cheating Husbands Beyond Villains

26:01 Wives Culture and Saving Face

27:36 Directing Without Taking Sides

30:00 Editing With Restraint

30:20 Could It Work In The West

31:56 Legal And Ethical Minefields

34:01 Reconsent And Participant Protection

35:27 Mistress Beyond Villainy

36:43 What Mistress Dispelling Reveals

38:14 Participant Reactions And Trust

40:23 Filmmaking Style And Craft

42:15 Motivation And Doc Market Shift

44:19 Monogamy Love And Reflection

47:20 Future Love Stories

49:04 They Said It Quotes Segment

56:28 Documentary As Poetry

01:01:00 Wrap Up And Farewell

Filmmaker Elizabeth Lo on ‘Mistress Dispeller’ & Infidelity