Fairyland (2025)

Directed by

Andrew Durham

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl grows up in 1970s San Francisco with her free-spirited gay father. The story follows their bond over many years as he raises her through joy and loss.

nostalgicbittersweetgentleintimatepoignantreflectivetenderslow-paced

What happens

Fairyland is a 2023 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Andrew Durham (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Sofia Coppola. It is based on Alysia Abbott's memoir Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father. The film stars Emilia Jones, Scoot McNairy, Cody Fern, Maria Bakalova, Nessa Dougherty, Adam Lambert, and Geena Davis. Fairyland premiered on January 20, 2023, at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, and was released on October 10, 2025, by Lionsgate and Willa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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