CB Film Fest Screening: Los Frikis
Join us to welcome the “Peanut Butter Falcon boys” back to town!
Don’t miss this special screening of their new film, followed by a Q&A with Tyler and Michael. Content suitable for age 14 and up.
This screening has been generously sponsored by Carol Blitz Smith & Tim Covington, Daniela Runge & Keep it Green Landscaping and Valerie & Pete Whittle
Los Frikis
Inspired by true events, Los Frikis is a powerful coming-of-age story set in early 90s Cuba, centering around 18-year-old Gustavo (Eros de la Puente) who idolizes his older brother Paco (an astonishing Héctor Medina) and his punk, “Frikis” bandmates. When word reaches the Frikis of a potential reprieve from the effects of the economic crisis, they do the now unthinkable: deliberately inject themselves with HIV to live at a government-run treatment home. It’s there that these teenagers create their own utopia full of joy, rock’n’roll, and freedom.
Anchored by both a palpable sense of dread and a youthful spirit of hope, Los Frikis is the latest film from Tyler Nilson & Michael Schwartz, the filmmaking duo behind 2019’s breakout hit The Peanut Butter Falcon. Produced by Academy-Award winning producers, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Lego Movie), and starring Adria Arjona, Hector Medina and Eros de la Puente.
SEE MORECenter for the Arts strives to enrich and engage the community by fostering artistic expression and cultural experiences in Crested Butte.