Erika Lau is a Malaysian documentary filmmaker, photographer and ecologist whose work explores environmental issues, with a particular focus on the relationship between people and place. Her films have screened at festivals and events around the world, including the Big Syn International Film Festival, World Food Forum, and Kendal Mountain Festival. Her film, "Touch Some Soil", was named a Finalist at Bloomberg Green Docs and is set to screen at DOC NYC. Alongside her documentary practice, Erika creates short-form videos for Mongabay. Her current series, "Beat the Heat", explores nature-based solutions to urban heat and building more resilient cities.

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She holds two Master’s degrees with Distinction: Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation from Imperial College London, and Documentary Film from the University of the Arts London.

 

Previously, she worked as a postgraduate researcher at the Zoological Society of London, contributing to the conservation of the Hainan Gibbon, the world’s rarest primate.