On this week’s episode of Inside the Arthouse, hosts Greg Laemmle and Raphael Sbarge welcome co-directors of the new film, LOS FRIKIS, Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz to Inside the Arthouse. Nilson and Schwartz previous directed the 2019 sleeper hit, THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON.

Their new film is a powerful coming of age story inspired by true event of a group of punk rock iconoclasts defying the oppression of Castro’s rule in 1990’s Cuba.

Led by budding international star, Adria Arjona, the film is a kind of update on DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, weaving a tale where passion, love and art stand in defiance of politics.

Starting with a clip from THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON, a film which has a connection to the history of Laemmle Theaters, Nilson and Schwartz discuss their two films, the pleasures and perils of self distribution, and the importance of believing in your work even – and especially – when the industry is telling you to move on.

Listen to the episode on any major podcast channel or watch the conversation on INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE‘s Youtube Channel.