Laha Mebow (or Chen Chieh-yao) is something of a pioneer in Taiwanese cinema, in that she is the first female indigenous Taiwanese to work as a director. This is something she wants to show in her work; her 2011 debut ‘Finding Sayun’ looking at indigenous Taiwanese during World War II. Her second feature, ‘Lokah Laqi, is a coming-of-age ensemble piece following the Sqoyaw tribe living in a mountain farming village.
“Lokah Laqi” is screening at Taiwan Film Festival Berlin
Watan (Buya Watan), Chen-hao (Watan Silan) and Lin-shan (Suyan Pito) are three friends about to start junior high school. They spend their days, however, skipping classes, foraging for fruit, veg and formosan muntjac to sell in town, using their natural wit and charm to con the locals. Led by the happy-go-lucky Watan, the trio are preparing themselves for a life of scrimping and saving, all coming from troubled homes in an area...
“Lokah Laqi” is screening at Taiwan Film Festival Berlin
Watan (Buya Watan), Chen-hao (Watan Silan) and Lin-shan (Suyan Pito) are three friends about to start junior high school. They spend their days, however, skipping classes, foraging for fruit, veg and formosan muntjac to sell in town, using their natural wit and charm to con the locals. Led by the happy-go-lucky Watan, the trio are preparing themselves for a life of scrimping and saving, all coming from troubled homes in an area...
- 5/14/2019
- by Andrew Thayne
- AsianMoviePulse
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