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Richard D. Propes Documentary Social Impact Award Winner
"Comparsa" immerses audiences in the intensity of Ciudad Peronia, Guatemala, where sisters Lesli and Lupe use art to heal deep wounds. They face extreme rates of femicide, and after 41 girls are killed in a State-run facility, they decide to act. They overcome histories of abuse with a joyful festival.
Public Contact
Olivia Ahnemann
oahnemann@icloud.com
- Year2025
- Runtime78 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountryGuatemala, United States
- GenreArts/Culture, Human Rights, Latinx/Latin American
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Content WarningSexual Assault/Abuse
- Social Media
- DirectorVickie Curtis, Doug Anderson
- ScreenwriterLesli Canela Pérez, Lupe Pérez, Vickie Curtis, Anna Hadingham
- ProducerAnna Hadingham, Olivia Ahnemann, Doug Anderson, Vickie Curtis
- Executive ProducerJeff Orlowski-Yang, Jayro Bustamante, Ross Boucher, Keele Burgin, Jill Carnahan, Saikat Chakrabarti, Christina Lowery, Sheri Sobrato, Michael McAllister & Virgil Seibold, Randy Gebhardt & Chris Gebhardt
- CastLesli Canela Pérez, Lupe Pérez, Marta Chicoj García, Alison Barahona, Vanessa Chicaj
- CinematographerSebastián Lasaosa Rogers
Richard D. Propes Documentary Social Impact Award Winner
"Comparsa" immerses audiences in the intensity of Ciudad Peronia, Guatemala, where sisters Lesli and Lupe use art to heal deep wounds. They face extreme rates of femicide, and after 41 girls are killed in a State-run facility, they decide to act. They overcome histories of abuse with a joyful festival.
Public Contact
Olivia Ahnemann
oahnemann@icloud.com
- Year2025
- Runtime78 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountryGuatemala, United States
- GenreArts/Culture, Human Rights, Latinx/Latin American
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Content WarningSexual Assault/Abuse
- Social Media
- DirectorVickie Curtis, Doug Anderson
- ScreenwriterLesli Canela Pérez, Lupe Pérez, Vickie Curtis, Anna Hadingham
- ProducerAnna Hadingham, Olivia Ahnemann, Doug Anderson, Vickie Curtis
- Executive ProducerJeff Orlowski-Yang, Jayro Bustamante, Ross Boucher, Keele Burgin, Jill Carnahan, Saikat Chakrabarti, Christina Lowery, Sheri Sobrato, Michael McAllister & Virgil Seibold, Randy Gebhardt & Chris Gebhardt
- CastLesli Canela Pérez, Lupe Pérez, Marta Chicoj García, Alison Barahona, Vanessa Chicaj
- CinematographerSebastián Lasaosa Rogers