Elizabeth Lo
{{short description|Hong Kong director}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
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Elizabeth Lo is a Hong Kong film director, producer, and cinematographer. She has directed the documentary features Stray (2020) and Mistress Dispeller (2024).
Early life
Lo was born and raised in Hong Kong.{{cite web|url=https://www.elizabeth-lo.com/about|title=About|website=Elizabeth Lo|access-date=September 22, 2024}} Lo moved to the United States to attend New York University Tisch School of the Arts and Stanford University, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Fine Arts, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/people/elizabeth-lo/|title=25 New Faces of Independent Film|website=Filmmaker|date=July 23, 2015 |access-date=September 22, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://tisch.nyu.edu/film-tv/news/2021/ugftv-alum-elizabeth-lo-releases-doc---stray-|title=UGFTV Alum Elizabeth Lo releases documentary Stray|website=New York University Tisch School of the Arts|date=March 9, 2021|access-date=September 22, 2024}}
Career
In 2020, Lo, directed, produced, edited, and served as cinematographer on Stray, following the life of a dog living on the streets of Istanbul.{{cite web|url=https://www.documentary.org/column/how-elizabeth-lo-filmed-life-street-dogs-stray|title=How Elizabeth Lo Filmed the Life of Street Dogs in 'Stray'|website=International Documentary Association|first=Patricia|last=Thomson|date=March 3, 2021|access-date=September 21, 2024}} It screened at Hot Docs, BFI London Film Festival and DOC NYC.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hot-docs-awards-tribecas-stray-takes-top-jury-prize-1294620/|title=Hot Docs Awards: Tribeca's 'Stray' Takes Top Jury Prize|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Etan|last=Vlessing|date=May 14, 2020|access-date=September 22, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/stray-elizabeth-lo|title=Stray: behind the scenes of the film that gives us a street dog's perspective|website=BFI|first=Whelan|last=Barzey|date=March 25, 2021|access-date=September 22, 2024}} It was released in March 2021, by Magnolia Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/uncategorized/magnolia-pictures-stray-documentary-istanbul-dogs-dogwoof-1234631287/|title=Magnolia Pictures Buys 'Stray,' Documentary on Istanbul's Stray Dogs (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Manori|last=Ravindran|date=June 11, 2020|access-date=September 22, 2024}}
In 2024, Lo, directed, produced, and served as cinematographer on Mistress Dispeller, which follows a woman hiring the titular professional to break up her husband's affair.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/mistress-dispeller-doc-in-works-from-anonymous-content-impact-partners-1235118810/|title=Anonymous Content, Impact Partners Team For "Mistress Dispeller" Documentary; 'Stray's Elizabeth Lo Directing|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=September 14, 2022|access-date=September 22, 2024}} It had its world premiere at 81st Venice International Film Festival and screened at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/festivals/venice-film-festival-lineup-2024-1236079828/|title=Venice Film Festival Lineup: 'Joker 2' With Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, Angelina Jolie's 'Maria' and Luca Guadagnino's Daniel Craig-Led 'Queer' to Debut in Competition|website=Variety|first1=Nick|last1=Vivarelli|first2=Ellise|last2=Shafer|date=July 23, 2024|access-date=September 22, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/tiff-2024-launches-season-best-documentaries-1235033322/|title=TIFF Launches Season's Top Nonfiction, with New Docs from R.J. Cutler, Raoul Peck, and More|website=IndieWire|first=Anne|last=Thompson|date=August 7, 2024|access-date=September 22, 2024}}