SUMMER QAMP is a documentary following a group of LGBTQ+ youth at an idyllic lakeside camp in Alberta. The campers enjoy the traditional summer camp experience in a safe, affirming environment.
Buried within the woods of Alberta, Canada sits camp fYrefly, a haven for LGBTQIA2S+ teens, far away from the fierce political battle currently being waged against queer expression and gender identity. SUMMER QAMP invites audiences into the innocence and joy of a summer away with friends, while never losing sight of the bravery of these young protagonists whose very existence is challenged in their normal lives.
“Summer Qamp is more than a film for me. It changed my life and showed me just how much my era of queers, and those who came before us, can gain from spending time with a generation of queer futures.” – CBC
JEN MARKOWITZ
ALEX LIEBERMAN, GARY LIEBERMAN, LAUREN HEIMER, MIA WEIER, J.C. MILLS, MICHELLE MAMA, TANYA BLAKE, SHERRI RUFH, PABLO SALZMAN
DEREK ESPOSITO, CECILIO ESCOBAR
LULU WEI
AMES BESSADA
Sol, a young girl with a huge mane of orange hair that makes her insecure, is struggling to hide her hair and keep her obsessed pet fox away from it. After many awkward situations, she’ll have to confront her insecurities and make a hard decision.
1h 20m
Canada
Toronto International Film Festival
Official Selection, 2023
Wheelchair-accessible
Closed Captioning
The Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge that we operate on the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprising the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations) this land is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III. We acknowledge the traditional caregivers of this land and the importance of a commitment to continued decolonization of our work for the dignity and equity of all. We would like also recognize that Treaty 7 is about a relationship we all actively share in, as settlers and original peoples. A relationship needs to be open, honest, respectful, mutually beneficial and grounded in meaningful reconciliation.