Celebrate the World Premiere of Comparsa at Sheffield DocFest, with street performance from Lupe Pérez and Lesli Canales Pérez

Exclusive: Clip from Vickie Curtis and Doug Anderson’s Sheffield-Premiering ‘Comparsa’

Documentary is happy to debut an exclusive clip from directors Vickie Curtis and Doug Anderson’s 'Comparsa'(2025). Is is the story of teenage sisters Lesli and Lupe in Ciudad Peronia, Guatemala as they rally other neighborhood teens to participate in a Comparsa, or series of performances similar to a carnival, to protest violence against women and children in their community.

Celebrate the World Premiere of Comparsa at Sheffield DocFest, with street performance from Lupe Pérez and Lesli Canales Pérez

In celebration of the World Premiere of Vickie Curtis and Doug Anderson’s Comparsa at Sheffield DocFest, Guatemalan artists and documentary subjects Lupe Pérez and Lesli Canales Pérez will be outside the Crucible in Tudor Square on Thursday, June 19th, for a vibrant street performance, accompanied by batucada beats from local musicians Stilt Batteristas from 7pm to 8pm. In a Guatemalan barrio silenced by fear, two teenage sisters lead a luminous…