
All films in this program are closed-captioned.
In a dystopian present, exiled Kung Fu master Big Sister 13 leads a crew of Trans and Queer fighters who reclaim a forgotten zone and transform it into the Martial Forest—a secret training ground where care is as powerful as combat. Together, they fight to survive rising violence and build a future rooted in chosen family and trans resistance.
https://www.thefirstkissofthenight.com
Art Director : AN AN Chen, Laser Artist | Chan Chi-yin, Kung Fu Instructor | Ma Pei-chun
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J Triangular (He/Him/They/Them) is a trans masculine non-binary experimental filmmaker, multimedia poet, curator, and spiritual artivist. Born in Colombia and based in Taiwan, their work explores the creation of avant-garde queer collectives, mental health, and the fight against HIV stigma—rooted in projects across Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Colombia, and South Africa. They conceive cinema as a sacred space for freedom, social practice, and trans resistance. Their work has been shown in places like the New Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum, Asian Art Museum, Cinemateca de Bogotá, State of Concept (Athens), and Documenta 15.
J is currently developing their trans punk feature film The First Kiss of the Night, and their feature musical documentary TRANSMIGRANTS was recently selected for the UnionDocs Summer Lab. They are one of the screening coordinators for the DWA program of Visual AIDS in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, and one of the film programmers for the legendary MIX NYC.
- Year2025
- Runtime8 minutes
- LanguageCantonese, Mandarin Chinese
- CountryTaiwan
- PremiereWest Coast
- GenreShort, Experimental, Adventure, Martial Art, Transfuturism
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Social Media
- DirectorJ Triangular
- ScreenwriterJ Triangular
- ProducerShen Sheng-Ting, J Triangular, Duong Nha Van
- CastBig Sister 13 | Missy Hyper, Drag Queen Yin | Lin Tsai-tse, Hermit | Yachi Lee, Queen | Hsieh lun, Casanovoila | Chewy, Jin | Sann, Riku | Tsaitao Chua, Mizu | Chi Tsun-hao, Lei | Chang Ching-lin, Nozomi | Jade, Xue | Chen Si, Tora | Tseng Wei-ju
- CinematographerKuo Po-yun
- EditorHojo Shino
- AnimatorVFX | Daniel Chiang
- Production DesignDuong Nha Van , Liu Hung-yu
- ComposerLiang Hui-xuan, Tsaitao Chua
- Sound DesignLiang Hui-xuan
- MusicTsaitao Chua

All films in this program are closed-captioned.
In a dystopian present, exiled Kung Fu master Big Sister 13 leads a crew of Trans and Queer fighters who reclaim a forgotten zone and transform it into the Martial Forest—a secret training ground where care is as powerful as combat. Together, they fight to survive rising violence and build a future rooted in chosen family and trans resistance.
https://www.thefirstkissofthenight.com
Art Director : AN AN Chen, Laser Artist | Chan Chi-yin, Kung Fu Instructor | Ma Pei-chun
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J Triangular (He/Him/They/Them) is a trans masculine non-binary experimental filmmaker, multimedia poet, curator, and spiritual artivist. Born in Colombia and based in Taiwan, their work explores the creation of avant-garde queer collectives, mental health, and the fight against HIV stigma—rooted in projects across Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Colombia, and South Africa. They conceive cinema as a sacred space for freedom, social practice, and trans resistance. Their work has been shown in places like the New Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum, Asian Art Museum, Cinemateca de Bogotá, State of Concept (Athens), and Documenta 15.
J is currently developing their trans punk feature film The First Kiss of the Night, and their feature musical documentary TRANSMIGRANTS was recently selected for the UnionDocs Summer Lab. They are one of the screening coordinators for the DWA program of Visual AIDS in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, and one of the film programmers for the legendary MIX NYC.
- Year2025
- Runtime8 minutes
- LanguageCantonese, Mandarin Chinese
- CountryTaiwan
- PremiereWest Coast
- GenreShort, Experimental, Adventure, Martial Art, Transfuturism
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Social Media
- DirectorJ Triangular
- ScreenwriterJ Triangular
- ProducerShen Sheng-Ting, J Triangular, Duong Nha Van
- CastBig Sister 13 | Missy Hyper, Drag Queen Yin | Lin Tsai-tse, Hermit | Yachi Lee, Queen | Hsieh lun, Casanovoila | Chewy, Jin | Sann, Riku | Tsaitao Chua, Mizu | Chi Tsun-hao, Lei | Chang Ching-lin, Nozomi | Jade, Xue | Chen Si, Tora | Tseng Wei-ju
- CinematographerKuo Po-yun
- EditorHojo Shino
- AnimatorVFX | Daniel Chiang
- Production DesignDuong Nha Van , Liu Hung-yu
- ComposerLiang Hui-xuan, Tsaitao Chua
- Sound DesignLiang Hui-xuan
- MusicTsaitao Chua