Eunice Lau
Filmmaker
2021
As a former journalist covering urgent stories in the southern hemisphere and as a filmmaker who seeks to capture a deeper truth through cinema, Eunice is drawn to stories that distill the complexity of the world into stories that touch the audience profoundly with humanity and veracity. Her documentary Accept the Call, that puts racism, injustice and bigotry under the spotlight, explores the impact of inherited trauma. It aired on PBS Independent Lens after screening at acclaimed film festivals such as Human Rights Watch and Woodstock. Her works have appeared on Discovery Channel and Al Jazeera English. Her work is supported by Tribeca Film Institute, ITVS, Chicken & Egg Pictures, North Point Institute and YouTube Impact Lab. More recently, she has been selected for Woodstock Film Festival’s inaugural Filmmakers Residency. Eunice has been featured in publications including The New York Times, Variety and Filmmaker Magazine. She received an MFA in Film Directing from New York University. She is currently working on “Triumph of Her Will”, a feature documentary about the journey of Tanya Gersh, a survivor of anti-Semitic “troll storm” led by white supremacists, and how she reaches into the past to understand her present trauma.
The catalytic power of this Summit in bringing together those who are devoting their lives to pushing back and working to confront, understand and work towards solutions around hate in our society is a noble and difficult task. The Summit not only energized those who attended but led to connecting the dots in a global network of those doing this work. The stories of the victims of hate were painful to witness but their courage in coming forward was inspirational. Those who attended left energized with the hope that by working together solutions can be forged.
