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Fairyland: A Heartfelt Tale of Queer Love and Resilience

10/9/2025

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Summary

Story summary

Fairyland follows a young girl and her gay father in 1970s San Francisco, before Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
The film adapts Alysia Abbott's memoir and resonated with Sofia Coppola and Andrew Durham.
Scoot McNairy plays Steve Abbott, who raises his daughter Alysia in a Bohemian environment.
Abbott and Durham note ties to AIDS crisis and aim to inspire queer youth.

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Story summary

Fairyland follows a young girl and her gay father in 1970s San Francisco, before Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
The film adapts Alysia Abbott's memoir and resonated with Sofia Coppola and Andrew Durham.
Scoot McNairy plays Steve Abbott, who raises his daughter Alysia in a Bohemian environment.
Abbott and Durham note ties to AIDS crisis and aim to inspire queer youth.