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Charli XCX faced backlash after attending a Berlin afterparty organized by a Russian promoter with ties to the Putin regime; United24 reports the promoter’s family links to a Putin-aligned NGO and notes Russia’s distribution rights for The Moment. XCX said she and her team were unaware of the affiliations and expressed solidarity with Ukraine, as Berlinale screenings of The Moment continued amid festival politics.
Charli XCX headlines a packed Sundance after-party for her film The Moment, using her Brat persona to drive promotion while candidly reflecting on the pressures of fame, branding, and authenticity as she promotes multiple projects.
Ringer critic Adam Nayman analyzes Charli XCX’s The Moment as a sharp meditation on fame and persona, placing it in a long lineage of pop-star cinema from Madonna to David Bowie and Lady Gaga. The film satirizes the gaze of the industry while showcasing Charli’s growing acting presence and suggesting she’s beginning a rebranding as a film-ready artist within this tradition.
Charli xcx headlines Sundance with three film appearances, led by The Moment, a mockumentary about the end of “Brat Summer” that doubles as a meta riff on her branding and fame. The other roles in I Want Your Sex and The Gallerist lean into satire and Charli’s late-night persona rather than dramatic range. The Moment uses self-awareness as both critique and celebration, suggesting Brat Summer is winding down while Charli eyes a reinvention.
Bilge Ebiri’s Sundance review argues The Moment is a half-hearted blend of a real concert doc and a mockumentary, dominated by sponsorships and media demands, and ultimately fails to deliver a genuine portrait of Charli XCX or a sharp satire.
At Sundance 2026, Kylie Jenner delivers the film’s standout scene in Charli XCX’s mockumentary The Moment, landing dry, self-parodying lines that showcase true comic timing and outshine other celebrity cameos.
Charli XCX premiered three films at the Sundance Film Festival—The Moment, The Gallerist, and I Want Your Sex—anchoring a satirical mockumentary about a bratty pop star and signaling a brash foray into cinema beyond music.
Charli XCX is expanding beyond music at Sundance, premiering The Moment—a self-satirical film in which she plays herself—while pursuing additional acting roles and a soundtrack project, signaling a deliberate shift from her 'brat' persona into broader film work.
Charli XCX is shedding her Brat persona as she pivots to film at Sundance in Park City, headlining two world-premiere titles—Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex and Aidan Zamiri’s The Moment—while explaining she wants to live 'completely different lives' on screen and broadening her acting résumé.
Charli XCX headlines a Sundance double-feature, signaling a break with her Brat era as she pivots into film work with Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex and Aidan Zamiri’s The Moment, signaling a new direction in her career.
At the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, Charli XCX stars as a fictionalized version of herself in Aidan Zamiri’s The Moment, a meta mockumentary that skewers fame and the brat summer era as she navigates an arena tour amid outsized success; the film, with music by A.G. Cook and co-stars Hailey Gates and Alexander Skarsgård, is described as a Spice World–style psychological satire and heads to a limited release on January 30.
Charli XCX discusses Sundance premiere of The Moment, a satirical mockumentary about her Brat era that flips the traditional tour-film concept by not pursuing a conventional movie; she reveals she turned down a label’s pitch for a traditional tour film to explore pop culture and art, and notes Ariana Grande’s Oscar snub in Best Supporting Actress for Wicked: For Good as a surprise; The Moment opens in theaters January 30 following its Sundance debut.
Alexander Skarsgård discusses his boundary-pusting roles in Pillion, his improvisational work with Charli XCX on The Moment, and his wicker-man part in Wicker, detailing his approach to transformed performances, his fashion-forward “method dressing,” and his career evolution from True Blood to Sundance projects while balancing family life and drawing inspiration from his father Stellan.
Charli xcx's upcoming A24 film 'The Moment' reveals a star-studded cast including Kylie Jenner, Alexander Skarsgard, and Rachel Sennott, with the film set to premiere next year. The movie, directed by Aidan Zamiri, explores the complexities of fame through the story of a rising pop star, and marks Charli xcx's first project under her own production company, Studio365.
Kylie Jenner, Rachel Sennott, and Kate Berlant are cast in Aidan Zamiri and Charli XCX's A24 film 'The Moment,' which follows a rising pop star navigating fame and industry pressures, with a teaser released and the film set for release next year.