Laha Mebow

Laha Mebow is the first female aboriginal film director in Taiwan. She has trainings in scriptwriting and directing and is also an experienced TV producer. She used to work on the team of the internationally renowned Taiwanese directors such as TSAI Ming-liang and CHANG Tso-chi. Due to her indigenous identity, she specialises in indigenous theme.
Recently she focuses more on including Austronesian culture, aiming for shooting international drama film in the future. She is the recipient of the 23rd Annual Top 10 Outstanding Young Women Award in March of 2015 for her contribution to aboriginal issues. In 2016, her second feature film Lokah Laqi! (Hang in There, Kids!) has been nominated for both Taipei Film Awards and International New Talent Competition, and won 5 awards including the Best Narrative and the Grand Prize for Taipei Film Awards.