Laha Mebow is a Taiwanese Atayal film director, screenwriter and television producer. She is notable for directing the film Hang in There, Kids! for which she won two awards at the Taipei Film Festival. She is the first female Taiwanese indigenous film director and TV producer.
Laha Mebow in October 2022
The Atayal, also known as the Tayal and the Tayan, are a Taiwanese indigenous people. The Atayal people number around 90,000, approximately 15.9% of Taiwan's total indigenous population, making them the third-largest indigenous group. The preferred endonym is "Tayal", although the Taiwanese government officially recognizes them as "Atayal".
Atayal people
Photograph of Atayal warrior taken in the 1900s.
Traditional Atayal houses.
Atayal dress designs.