German gross sales agent and distributor Rise and Shine has picked up worldwide gross sales rights and German-speaking territories’ distribution rights to “10s Across the Borders,” a documentary from first-time filmmaker Chan Sze-Wei, it was revealed at Berlin’s European Film Market.
The documentary chronicles queer communities throughout Southeast Asia by means of a mix of observational footage, stylized dance sequences and a dynamic soundtrack. Filmed over seven years, the undertaking tracks three neighborhood leaders in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines as they draw from New York’s underground Ballroom tradition to create areas of empowerment for youth confronting transphobia, homophobia, HIV-stigma, intercourse work, colorism and poverty.
“10s Throughout the Borders” premiered within the documentary program on the Busan Worldwide Movie Pageant after receiving the competition’s Asian Cinema Fund. The movie earned a nomination for finest documentary on the 2025 Asia Pacific Display screen Awards and served because the gala screening for the awards ceremony.
“I’m actually trying ahead to working with Rise and Shine, whose community and experience with documentary will assist ’10s Throughout the Borders’ to the touch extra audiences around the globe,” Chan stated.
The corporate has constructed a status for dealing with high quality inventive documentaries from rising filmmakers with distinctive narratives. Its slate contains Christian Frei’s Swiss documentary “BLAME (Bats, Politics and a Planet Out of Steadiness)” and Weronika Mliczewska’s “Little one of Mud,” a Poland-Vietnam-Sweden-Czech Republic-Qatar co-production.
Aurora Solar LaBeija, one of many movie’s topics and an affiliate producer on the undertaking, famous the German ballroom neighborhood’s anticipation for the discharge. “I go to the German ballroom scene yearly. Many buddies are very excited and ask me how they will watch our movie. I’m blissful that they may get an opportunity to see it when ’10s Throughout the Borders’ screens throughout Germany,” she stated.
