BBFF2025: Comparsa
25 Oct NSW

BBFF2025: Comparsa

The highly acclaimed and moving story from Guatemala.

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE.

In a Guatemalan barrio silenced by fear, two teenage sisters lead a luminous rebellion – unleashing giant puppets, fire, and artful performance to protest gender violence in a joyful fight for survival.

Comparsa fully immerses audiences in the intense world of Ciudad Peronia, Guatemala, where sisters Lesli and Lupe use art and performance to rally local youth and heal deep wounds.

After 41 girls are killed in a State-run “Safe Home” and the government refuses to act, the sisters respond with a community comparsa – an exuberant street performance featuring towering puppets, fire-breathing stilt walkers, and thundering drums. With brave vulnerability, they expose a power structure that permits and commits violence against women, and they open up about surviving violence in their own home. Their youth movement takes to the streets, confronting corruption and reclaiming public space for women and girls. Rooting their efforts in joy and community care, they find healing for themselves along the way.

Comparsa is built on a 15-year relationship between the subjects and the film team to offer a stirring portrait of sisterhood, peacebuilding, and the transformational power of art.

Directed by Vickie Curtis and Doug Anderson. Duration: 79 minutes.

Screens with short films.

Date:
SAT 25 OCT @ 7PM

Our kiosk is always open for food and drink one hour before showtime. For the bar menu and what’s on offer, please check out our Dine & Drink page.

Unclassified (12+ guidance)
— Duration: Approximately 1h 30m
— Doors 20 minutes before showtime

TICKET PRICES

GENERAL: $25 (plus booking fee)
General admission unallocated seating

HOUSEMATE TICKET PRICES
HOUSEMATE DISCOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS EVENT! — Please note that in order to purchase Housemate tickets, you must have a valid paid Housemate membership and will need to provide your Housemate membership number upon checkout. For information on Housemates, click here!

GENERAL: HOUSEMATE PRICE $20 (plus booking fee)
General admission unallocated seating

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