10s Across the Borders (2025)

Chan Sze-Wei | Philippines, Singapore, Germany | 2025 | 99 min | R21 (Mature Theme) Meet three trailblazers of the underground ballroom scenes in Southeast Asia and their communities in this candid documentary. In the ballroom scene, an underground subculture founded by Black and Latinx queer and trans communities in New York City, three of its leading figures in Southeast Asia are Xyza from the Philippines, Sun from Thailand and Teddy from Malaysia. Even as they reckon with racism, homophobia, transphobia and rejection, they hone their craft joyfully and proudly while navigating relationships with their birth and found families. Their sustained efforts to share their knowledge have nurtured flourishing ballroom communities across the region. Spanning these trailblazers’ home countries and New York City, this energetic and heartfelt documentary celebrates the empowering impact of ballroom in art and in life.