25th New York Asian Film Festival

July 10-26, 2026

Photo: © 2026 The Film Collaborative

New York Premiere

10s Across the Borders

The splits, the duck walks, the drops, the ostrich feathers: in 10s Across the Borders, the ballroom runway lands in Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines, and it goes as hard as it ever did in Harlem. Chan Sze-Wei's debut, part observational documentary and part dance film, follows three trailblazers who built Southeast Asia's underground scenes: Aurora Sun Labeija, Teddy Oricci, and Xyza Pinklady Mizrahi. One ran from a homophobic father. One was turned away by the modeling world before she found her own beauty. Across Asia, they organize balls, develop houses, and make chosen family out of people the world pushed away. All while keeping the faith in the Black and Latinx queer history that created ballroom in New York. Here, a perfect 10 is a score, a battle cry, and a way home.

Director: Chan Sze-Wei
Producer: Alemberg Ang
Screenwriter: N/A
Cast: Aurora Sun Labeija, Xyza Pinklady Mizrahi, Teddy Oricci
Languages: Filipino, Mandarin, Malay, Thai, Norwegian, English with English Subtitles
2025; 99 min.; DCP
Countries: Philippines, Singapore, Germany

SCHEDULE:

Sunday July 19, 7:00pm
SVA Theatre

Intro and Q&A with director Chan Sze-Wei and featured talent