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2023 Sarasota Film Festival

Fairyland

2023โ€ข 1 hr 54 minโ€ข United Statesโ€ข French, English

About this film

Arriving in San Francisco at the age of two, just after the death of her mother in a car accident in 1973, Alysia Abbott is raised by her father Steve Abbott, a poet and activist who comes out as gay. As a teenager, she gradually discovers a world of artists and writers, but also the effects of the AIDS crisis when people around her contract the virus to which her father also falls victim.


In Attendance: Andrew Durham, Director.

Credits

Director
Andrew Durham
Producer
Sofia Coppola, Andrew Durham, Megan Carlson, Greg Lauritano, Siena Oberman, Laure Sudreau
Executive Producer
Roman Coppola, Gary Hamilton, Gale Harold, Nicole Alexandra Shipley, Anton Lessine, Sasha Shapiro, Elena Baranova, Susan Landau Finch, Jesse Ozeri, Michael Musante, Brooks Price, Ryan Hamilton, Jeff Sobrato, Rebecca Gang, Alysia Abbott, Laure Sudreau, Eileen Spitalny, Karen Salveson, Mike Spitalny
Screenwriter
Andrew Durham
Cinematographer
Greta Zozula
Editor
Lawrence Klein
Production Design
Olivia Kanz
Cast
Emilia Jones, Scoot McNairy, Geena Davis
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Trailer

Fairyland
Fairyland โ€” production still