🎄🔪✨FILM SPOTLIGHT✨🔪🎄

Home for the holidays? Not so fast...

When true-crime podcaster Lola returns to her conservative hometown, she’s expecting awkward dinners, not a blood-soaked mystery.

💀But when local queer folks start turning up dead and the legend of the Toymaker comes chillingly to life, Lola realizes she’s the only one connecting the dots.

As the body count rises and the Santa-masked killer closes in, she must face down small-town indifference, buried trauma, and a sleigh full of secrets.

🎬 Directed by Alice Maio Mackay, Carnage for Christmas is a defiantly Queer slasher packed with camp, commentary, and candy-cane carnage—with just enough heart to hurt.

Carnage for Christmas is here to SLAY! 🛷🔪

🎤 PLUS join us after for a post-show talk back - come for the horror, stay for the heart.

📆FRIDAY, JUNE 13 | 9:30 PM
📍Contemporary Calgary, Heather Edwards Theatre

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#CarnageForChristmas #QueerHorror #HolidaySlasher #FairyTalesAfterDark #SantaSlay #AliceMaioMackay #QueerThrills #BloodAndCamp #LGBTQHorror #ToymakerTerror #QueerFinalGirl #KillerSanta

❤️‍🔥✨FILM SPOTLIGHT ✨❤️‍🔥

Get ready for a WILD night of sensual storytelling.

💋Love, Lust & Liberation is a steamy, subversive collection of eight short films that dive deep into queer sexuality, where power, pleasure, and fantasy collide.

This isn’t just smut—it’s story, connection, and pure liberation.

Presented by our Sponsor @kneticclub and curated by the legendary @mskatesinclaire, this package of shorts is ethical, unapologetic, and dripping in cinematic desire. 🫦

✨ Helping Hands - Rope play becomes tender conversation about trust and embodiment.
✨ Genderfluid - A dreamy, poetic dive into non-binary desire and erotic imagination
✨ CrashPad: J London & Johnny Castro - Flirtation turns into domination
✨ The Whoresurrection - A visually rich ode to sex workers past, present, and future
✨ Disco Thicc - April Flores lights up the screen in a neon-soaked celebration of self-love
✨ Best Boys Only -Frat play. Queer kink. Obedience
✨ Walking a Fine Line - Chemistry comes alive in this dreamy performance piece.
✨Bad Witch - A spell goes delightfully sideways

This is your invite to a night of sensual power, poetic kink, and unapologetic queer DESIRE with Fairy Tales After Dark!🔥

📆FRIDAY, JUNE 13 | 9:30 PM
📍Contemporary Calgary, The Dome

🎫Bring your curiosity. It’s going to get juicy. 18+ only!

🎟️ Link in bio for tickets.

#FairyTales2025 #LoveLustLiberation #FairyTalesAfterDark #QueerCinema #EthicalSmut #QueerDesire #SensualCinema #LGBTQFilm #CineSinclaire #SexPositiveCinema #KinkyAndProud #QueerPleasure #FilmFestivalAfterDark

🔥✨FILM SPOTLIGHT✨🔥

Get ready for a SEDUCTIVE and EMOTIONAL rollercoaster through the heart of Rio! 🎢

“Streets of Gloria” is a gripping story of passion, obsession, and the search for belonging.

👨‍🏫Gabriel, a young literature teacher, stumbles into The Glória—a vibrant neighbourhood bar and cruising spot—where he meets Monica and is swept into a world of desire, danger, and unexpected family.

When he falls for Adriano, a mysterious male escort, their love burns hot... until Adriano vanishes without a trace. 😮

🕵️‍♂️Gabriel’s search for answers turns into a personal reckoning, leading him to become an escort himself and forcing him to confront the line between love and self-destruction. With Monica and his new friends, he finds a family and new reasons to live.

This is a story about finding light in the shadows and the chosen family that helps you rise.💓

📆FRIDAY, JUNE 13 | 7:00 PM
📍Contemporary Calgary, The Dome

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#FairyTales2025 #ChosenFamily #StreetsOfGloria #Desire #QueerArt #SelfDiscovery #CalgaryEvents #QueerFilm #LoveStory #QueerMystery

🌃✨FILM SPOTLIGHT✨🌃

Get ready for a HEART-WRENCHING journey of love, loss, and chosen family that will stay with you long after the credits roll!

“Some Nights I Feel Like Walking” follows a band of street hustlers as they brave the dark corners of the Manila night and into the outskirts of a forlorn country.

🛣️This isn’t just a road trip, it’s a profoundly emotional odyssey to honor a friend’s dying wish: to take his body home.

It’s raw. It’s poetic. It’s a powerful portrait of queer connection you don’t want to miss! ✨

📅 FRIDAY, JUNE 13 | 7:00 PM

📍Contemporary Calgary, Heather Edwards Theatre

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#SomeNightsIFeelLikeWalking #FairyTales2025 #CalgaryQueerArts #fridaythe13th #QueerArt #QueerFilm #CalgaryEvents #2SLGBTQIA+ #QueerCinema

🌊✨ FILM SPOTLIGHT ✨🌊

Get ready for a SCORCHING tale of desire, deception, and undeniable chemistry! “The Astronaut Lovers” is serving up all the sexual tension you need! 🔥🏖️

When Pedro returns to Argentina for a chill summer, he never expected his straight friend Maxi to become absolutely OBSESSED with his sexuality! What starts as curious questions turns into a fake boyfriend scheme that’s about to get very, VERY real! 👀💕

Director Marco Berger has crafted a slippery, seductive masterpiece that explores masculinity, fluid identities, and the blurred lines between performance and authentic desire! This isn’t just fake dating - it’s a heart-stopping mystery of love that’ll leave you absolutely BREATHLESS! 🌈

Beach vibes, forbidden attraction, and chemistry that literally BURNS off the screen? We are SO here for it!

📅 THURSDAY, JUNE 12 | 9:30 PM

📍 Contemporary Calgary, Heather Edwards Theatre

Link in bio for tickets! This one’s going to be ICONIC! 🎬

#TheAstronautLovers #FairyTales2025 #OpeningNight #QueerCinema #Argentina #MarcobergerFilm #FakeBoyfriend #SexualTension #2SLGBTQIA #CalgaryQueerArts #QueerFilm #ContemporaryCalgary #YYCArts #FilmFestival

💕✨ FILM SPOTLIGHT ✨💕

“Love rarely arrives quietly” - and neither do these POWERFUL Desi queer stories! Get ready for “Tangled Hearts, Quiet Revolutions” curated by @rangdepride! 🌈🎬

This incredible shorts package takes you on an emotional journey across four countries - from conservative Karachi to rural India, from New York taxi rides to 19th century Levant! Each film explores the beautiful, complicated ways Desi queer individuals navigate love, family, faith, and desire! 💫

✨ Aadat - A dangerous encounter in Pakistan that changes everything

✨ Elijah - When faith meets identity in a NYC taxi

✨ U for Usha - Forbidden attraction ignites a passion for learning in rural India

✨ Shame - A 19th century photograph that shakes a community

From generational tensions to secret crushes, from cultural expectations to the shadows of shame - these stories illuminate how we find, lose, and reclaim connection in all its messy, beautiful forms! 🔥

PLUS a special pre-show by @rangdepride! This is representation that MATTERS!

📅 THURSDAY, JUNE 12 | 9:30 PM 📍 Contemporary Calgary, The Dome

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#TangledHearts #RangDePride #FairyTales2025 #DesiQueer #SouthAsianPride #QueerCinema #RepresentationMatters #2SLGBTQIA #CalgaryQueerArts #ContemporaryCalgary #YYCArts #FilmFestival #QueerStories

🌶️✨ DRAG SPOTLIGHT ✨🌶️

Get ready to be SERVED by your Local Central Alberta Latina Obsession! Berry Wet La Tina is about to bring the SASS, SPICE, and pure FUEGO to our festival opening night! 🔥💃

This small town queen stepped up to fill the representation gap in Central Alberta’s Queer and Latinx community, and honey, she’s been SERVING ever since! Berry Wet La Tina revives our culture with warm spirits and just the right amount of attitude that’ll leave you absolutely GAGGED! 🌶️👑

Expect fierce moves, flawless execution, and that special Latin flavor that’ll have you screaming “¡VAMOS!” Come through for a performance that’s equal parts heart, heritage, and pure CHARISMA! ✨

This queen is ready to show you why she’s Central Alberta’s spiciest little secret and trust us - you do NOT want to miss this moment!

📅 THURSDAY, JUNE 12 | 6:00 PM

📍Contemporary Calgary Atrium

Get your life and come witness this ICONIC opening night performance!

#BerryWetLaTina #FairyTales2025 #OpeningNight #DragPerformance #LatinaQueen #QueerLatinx #2SLGBTQIA #CalgaryQueerArts #ContemporaryCalgary #YYCDrag #CentralAlberta #LocalObsession

🌈✨ DJ SPOTLIGHT ✨🌈

We’re absolutely PUMPED to announce that Prince Morbucks is bringing the BEATS to the festival opening night! 🎧🔥

@prince_morbucks is a Calgary based name with Vancouver ties that is synonymous with the art of rhythm and auditory innovation. From locally supporting heavy hitters like Channel Tres and Coco & Breezy, to Chasing Summer, Badlands, Calgary Pride in the Park Festival and BSide Radio—he has also played pop up parties like Level Up, Pansy Club, Detour and Soul Circus.

Gracing some of the city’s most renowned clubs like Commonwealth and Twisted Element, Prince Morbucks’ journey has been one of unwavering dedication to his craft and his community. He has also recently co-founded the inclusive open-format parties known as Genrefluid. His unique ability to seamlessly blend genres, taking listeners on a sonic experience through House, Disco, R\&B, Hip Hop, Jersey Club, Amapiano and beyond, has earned him popularity as a true musical chameleon.

Get ready for an EPIC sonic journey that’ll set the perfect vibe for four days of queer excellence! Plus, entrance is FREE while you browse our incredible artist market! 🌈✨🎨

📅 THURSDAY, JUNE 12

📍 Contemporary Calgary – Atrium

Performance Schedule:

• First Set: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

• Second Set: 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM

#PrinceMorbucks #FairyTales2025 #OpeningNight #DJSpotlight #QueerMusic #2SLGBTQIA #CalgaryQueerArts #Genrefluid #YYCArts #ContemporaryCalgary #FestivalVibes #FreeEntry #ArtistMarket

⚖️✨ FILM SPOTLIGHT ✨⚖️

Get ready for a POWERFUL story of courage that changed EVERYTHING! “Pride vs. Prejudice” tells the incredible true story of Delwin Vriend - an unlikely hero who took on the entire Alberta government! 🏛️💪

This isn’t just a legal battle - it’s a riveting David vs. Goliath story that exposed discrimination and challenged an entire system determined to deny human rights! Watch as one person’s fight for justice unfolds with twists and turns that led to a GROUNDBREAKING 1998 Supreme Court ruling! 🌈⚖️

This transformative precedent didn’t just change Canada - it’s cited around the WORLD! Talk about making history and leaving a legacy! 🌍✊

PLUS! Stick around for our “Then & Now” panel discussion with legal experts and advocates exploring how 2SLGBTQIA+ human rights battles continue in Alberta today. This conversation is going to be ESSENTIAL! 🗣️

📅 THURSDAY, JUNE 12 | 7:00 PM

📍 Contemporary Calgary, Heather Edwards Theatre

🎤 POST-SHOW PANEL DISCUSSION

This is the Alberta queer history lesson you NEED to see!

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#PrideVsPrejudice #FairyTales2025 #VriendVAlberta #QueerHistory #HumanRights #LGBTQRights #AlbertaHistory #SupremeCourt #OpeningNight #2SLGBTQIA #CalgaryQueerArts #DocumentaryFilm #ContemporaryCalgary #YYCArts #QueerActivism

🌈✨ SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT ✨🌈

We’re absolutely THRILLED to celebrate @kneticclub as the exclusive sponsor of our most provocative night - FAIRY TALES AFTER DARK! 🔥🎬

📅 FRIDAY THE 13TH | 9:30 PM

🎭 “Love, Lust & Liberation” + “Carnage for Christmas”

Get ready for an absolutely WILD night of sensual storytelling and queer horror! KNetic’s sponsorship brings you eight boundary-pushing short films curated by the legendary @mskatesinclaire , PLUS a deliciously twisted holiday slasher that’ll make you rethink going home for Christmas! 💀🎄

From shibari photo shoots and witchy rituals to trans heroines and candy-cane carnage - this is cinema that celebrates sexuality, power, and queer desire in its rawest forms! ✨🔥

KNetic Club is Calgary’s “Nightclub with a Twist” - a sex-positive, ultra-inclusive lifestyle space where exploration and authenticity reign supreme! Their support makes our most daring programming possible! 👑

This adults-only showcase promises ethical smut, dreamy cinematics, camp horror, and unfiltered self-expression. Stick around - it gets JUICY!

Tickets in bio! 18+ only! 🎫

#KNeticClub #FairyTalesAfterDark #LoveLustLiberation #CarnageForChristmas #QueerHorror #AdultsOnly #FairyTales2025 #CalgaryQueerArts #SexPositive #QueerCinema #YYCNightlife