Fairyland15

Directed by Andrew Durham | USA | 2025 | 1h 56m | Starring Emilia Jones, Scoot McNairy, Nessa Dougherty, Geena Davis, Maria Bakalova

Set against the vibrant cultural landscape of San Francisco in the 1970s and 1980s, this moving drama traces the evolving relationship between a father and daughter through years shaped by bohemian excess and profound social change. As the optimism of the era gives way to the devastating impact of the AIDS crisis, their bond is tested by loss and the realities of growing up within an unconventional family. Adapted from Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father by Alysia Abbott, the film is a tender and deeply personal coming-of-age story about love and resilience.

Reviews

‘This is an honest, real movie about people living big lives during tumultuous times, and coming through it damaged but wiser.’
★★★★
Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com

‘This moving film’s sense of hometown pride is subtle but apt.’
Glenn Kelly, The New York Times

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Tuesday 16 June

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Today (Monday 15th June)
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North Cormorant Island Cert-TBC
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Join us in person for a free screening of North Cormorant Island, an award-winning documentary film about time, place, mortality and human relationships with the land and the sea. Followed by a Q&A with writer, producer, and director John Williams (Oxford Brookes).

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20:30

Backrooms 15
Descriptive Subtitles
1h 45m
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Tomorrow (Tuesday 16th June)
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17:45

Fairyland 15
£6 for Members
1h 56m
Set in San Francisco from the 1970s to 1980s, this drama follows a father and daughter navigating bohemian life and social change as their bond is tested by the AIDS crisis. Adapted from Alysia Abbott’s memoir, it’s a tender coming-of-age story of love and resilience.

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20:30

The Holy Mountain U
£6 for Members
1h 45m
Rethinking Weimar Cinema
Made in 1926 by Arnold Fanck, The Holy Mountain is a landmark German Bergfilm featuring Leni Riefenstahl. Set in the Alps, it blends a romantic triangle with spectacular mountaineering, skiing and avalanches. Presented by Rethinking Weimar Cinema.

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Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road.We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!

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