OPENING NIGHT FILM: Fairyland

OPENING NIGHT, DINNER + A MOVIE & AFTER PARTY
It’s the 1970s. following the sudden death of her mother, young Alysia is uprooted by her father Steve, in hopes of restarting his life. They move to San Francisco, where Steve develops his poetic and personal writing and begins to openly date men. Steve’s bohemian lifestyle clashes with the expectations of parenthood from the outside world and from Alysia herself. As Alysia grows into a young woman on the cusp of adulthood, their bonds and duty to each other are tested in painful and sudden ways. In this Sundance standout, Fairyland captures the complexities, embarrassment, and pride that are part of any father-daughter relationship, especially in the San Francisco of the ‘70 and ‘80, with its indelible legacy of loss and love.