Elizabeth Lo
Directing
Biography
Elizabeth is an award-winning director, producer, and cinematographer whose documentary films have screened at Venice, TIFF, Sundance, Tribeca, IDFA, MoMA, True/False, New York Times Op-Docs, Field of Vision and PBS' POV. Elizabeth has been featured in Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Independent Film," DOC NYC's "40 Under 40," and Cannes Lions' "New Directors Showcase." She is a recipient of artist fellowships from Locarno, New York Film Festival, Yaddo and MacDowell, and was selected for the Concordia Studio Fellowship in 2020 and Gotham/HBO Documentary Development Initiative in 2024.
Known For

Teacher Wang works as a 'mistress dispeller' in China, hired to break up affairs by any means necessary. Through one of her cases, we explore the ways class, capital, and culture collide to shape romantic relationships in contemporary China.
Mistress Dispeller

Experience the bustle of Istanbul street life through the eyes of three stray dogs – Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal.
Stray

Each night in Silicon Valley, the Line 22 transforms from a public city bus into an unofficial shelter for the homeless in one of the richest parts of the world.
Hotel 22

Stephen Bassett, the only American lobbyist of his kind, hopes for a seismic shift with the 2016 US Presidential Elections. Bassett is on a mission to end the "truth embargo."
The Disclosure President

Precious Sarria and her family experienced housing insecurity for over two years. After transitioning into housing, they documented their lives to raise awareness for the rising homelessness in regions surrounding Silicon Valley.
About a Home
A professional “mistress dispeller” works with a married couple struggling with infidelity in contemporary China.
Mistress Dispeller

The impact of mass incarceration is explored through an annual charity trip that takes children to visit their imprisoned mothers.
Mother's Day

At a wildlife rehabilitation center in the Pacific Northwest, the steady, practiced, and gentle hands of veterinarians nurse dozens of convalescing animals back to health.
American Wildlife

A working-class mobile home park in Silicon Valley faces imminent closure. Notes From Buena Vista glimpses into the lives of low-income families in one of the wealthiest places in the world.
Notes from Buena Vista

Stray dogs in the ancient city of Kars roam free, fight and occasionally join in the call to prayer of humans.
Stray in Kars

An elderly couple who runs a hospice for dying animals questions the ethics of pet euthanasia. Old animals that would have normally been put down are given a chance to live out the rest of their lives - but they must also endure the trials of aging. Through the struggles of a blind shepherding dog, and a wheelchair-bound Chihuahua, difficult questions come to the fore: were these elderly, disabled animals meant to live? At the brink of death, there are no easy answers.
Last Stop in Santa Rosa
A quietly devastating look at a family of Ponderai Native Americans as they travel to Yellowstone to preserve their treaty hunting rights.
Bisonhead

A meditative, observational portrait of Hansen Dam Aquatic center – a public park with its own swimming pool.
Public Pool
Fantasy and realism collide in this exploration of how children living on a former naval base have created fantastical stories around the real threat of radiation buried beneath their homes.