Comparsa
September 13 / 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Q&A Session with Anna Hadingham, Writer and Producer
at Smathers Library
Director: Doug Anderson and Vickie Curtis
Runtime: 79 min
Genre: Documentary
Release Date: 2025
Country of Origin: Guatemala, USA
Language: Spanish with English subtitles
In Ciudad Peronia, Guatemala, sisters Lesli and Lupe respond to violence and injustice by creating a community comparsa – a vibrant street performance filled with towering puppets, fire-breathing stilt walkers, music, and drums. As they mobilize local young people and confront gender-based violence, art becomes a source of resistance, healing, joy, and radical truth.