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Tayal Forest Club

2024影展

P 6 +

Laha Mebow
Taiwan , United States
DCP
2024
Color
19min

Nominees and Awards

★ 2024 Sydney Film Festival
★ 2024 Taipei Film Festival

Synopsis

Bullied at school and weighed down at home by his dad’s drinking, Yukan is eager to escape it all. When his best friend, Watan, invites him on a hike, a physically and emotionally bruised Yukan grabs his machete, and the two boys head into the woods.

Team

Director

Laha Mebow

Laha Mebow is the first indigenous female director in Taiwan and an indigenous Atayal. She won Best Director at the 2022 Golden Horse Awards for GAGA, which was almost nominated for Best Narrative Feature.

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