Allison Lau - Features Producer, CNN Digital Video
Allison Lau
Features Producer, CNN Digital Video
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• Video 1:33Video What it was like catching an evacuation flight from the Middle East 1:33Mar 19, 2026As the war with Iran escalated, many visitors in the region sought to catch repatriation flights back to their home countries. Here’s how CNN producer Antoinette Radford found the experience. -
• Video 2:33Video ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ turns 20: How it changed Elizabeth Gilbert’s life 2:33Feb 16, 2026This year marks the 20th anniversary of Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestselling travel memoir “Eat, Pray, Love,” set in Italy, India and Indonesia. With more than 18 million copies sold globally, in over 30 languages, it sparked a solo travel movement and in 2010 was adapted into a blockbuster film starring Julia Roberts. CNN’s Lilit Marcus spoke with Elizabeth Gilbert on the book’s impact and how her life has changed 20 years on. -
• Video 1:55Video How one artist’s failed dream shaped the most-watched Netflix movie of all time 1:55Jan 30, 2026The woman behind the chart-topping hit “Golden” from Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters.Korean-American singer-songwriter EJAE had a breakout year after her smash hit “Golden” from Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” topped charts and broke records. EJAE spoke with CNN to reveal how her early heartbreaking career failures shaped her songwriting in the most-watched Netflix movie of all time. -
• Video 2:29Video Why people are wearing real fur again 2:29Jan 23, 2026For most of its history, fur was the ultimate status symbol. But in recent decades it’s also become controversial due to concerns around animal cruelty. Now, it’s making something of a comeback as climate-conscious consumers weigh up the merits of wearing vintage fur over faux alternatives. CNN Senior Style reporter Rachel Tashjian explains why.
About
Allison Lau is an award winning multimedia journalist and feature video producer at CNN based in New York City. In her role, she creates visually compelling, socially impactful stories across digital, social, television, and streaming platforms. Lau produces, shoots, and edits a wide range of features—from cultural phenomena to profiles of bold innovators, contributing across CNN’s culture, business, style, health, and news enterprise verticals.
Lau joined CNN in 2025. Prior to that, she worked as a producer and editor at NBC News, CNBC, VICE, and Condé Nast Entertainment. Her work has earned multiple industry honors, including a Gracie Award nomination and recognition as a Digiday Greater Good Award finalist.
She received the Editor & Publisher EPPY Award for Best Investigative Documentary for her reporting on New York City’s Rikers Island jail system and has also been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists and Columbia Journalism School with the Peter Keller Award for Excellence in Editing.
Originally from California, Lau holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she graduated with honors in video production, and a bachelor’s degree in literary journalism from the University of California, Irvine.
