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A documentary feature by chan sze-wei
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If the world doesn't accept you and your kind, trailblaze a world that does. Inspired by the Black and Latinx underground Ballroom culture of New York, Sun, Teddy, and Xyza create Ballroom communities in Southeast Asia as safe havens from homophobia, transphobia, color discrimination and HIV stigma. Sun integrates Ballroom into his creative language as a performance artist, while Teddy and Xyza journey to Ballroom's source in New York City, meeting the icons and pioneers who are their parents from afar. |
"Charming and inspirational" - Shadows on the Wall
"Every frame, cut and beat moves with contemporary energy,
speaking through the present with light and motion" - View of the Arts
"Sze-Wei Chan's deep dive traverses difficult terrain with the strength of an entire 'House'"
- Wonderland
"Ten out of ten. Exhilarating"
"So powerful yet so tender"
"A milestone carved in the history of Southeast Asian queer cinema"
"Thought-provoking and powerful from start to finish"
-Letterboxd
NEXT SCREENINGS
Los Angeles - Zurich
"Every frame, cut and beat moves with contemporary energy,
speaking through the present with light and motion" - View of the Arts
"Sze-Wei Chan's deep dive traverses difficult terrain with the strength of an entire 'House'"
- Wonderland
"Ten out of ten. Exhilarating"
"So powerful yet so tender"
"A milestone carved in the history of Southeast Asian queer cinema"
"Thought-provoking and powerful from start to finish"
-Letterboxd
NEXT SCREENINGS
Los Angeles - Zurich
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