Film archive, 2026

Second Round

Name: Second Round
Released: 2026
Duration: 75 min

一生二命

Director Chen Kuan-chun

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Overall

Filmed over six years, the film follows Birdy, a young transgender man, as he embarks on a journey toward self-determination. As he navigates fear, anxiety, and defiance to become himself, his mother learns to let go of the past she thought she knew.

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Film details

Director: Chen Kuan-chun
Country/Region: Taiwan
Year: 2026
Length: 75min
Original language: Chinese

Director

Chen Kuan-chun 陳冠君

A documentary editor-turned-filmmaker who sees documentary as a vessel of time. Her first feature, Second Round, follows her long-term accompaniment of a transgender youth growing into manhood.

From Women Make Waves International Film Festival 2026, No. 33

Credits(9)

Director

Chen Kuan-chun

Cinematography

Chen Kuan-chun

Editing

Chen Kuan-chun

Producer: 黃惠偵, 張銘純
Cinematography: 張銘純
Editing: 潘秋燕
剪輯顧問: 雷震卿
Music: 柯鈞元

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Second RoundWomen Make Waves International Film Festival 2026, No. 33Taiwan Competition

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Women Make Waves International Film Festival, 2026Taiwan Competition, Competitive section

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Director

Chen Kuan-chun 陳冠君

Credits(9)

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