The 2026 Sundance Film Festival rolled out the red carpet for Charli XCX‘s newest mockumentary “The Moment,” which had it’s premiere on Friday, January 23 at the Eccles Theater.
Serving as a creative reflection on the cultural impact of her 2024 hit album “brat,” the film stars Charli as an exaggerated version of herself navigating the pressures of her first arena tour. The momentous occasion drew a stylish crowd to the film’s highly anticipated premiere in Park City.
Here, we’ve put together the best celebrity moments from the event.
A-Listers Shine at ‘The Moment’ Premiere on Day 2
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GettyAll About Charli XCX’s ‘The Moment’
“The Moment” is written by director Aidan Zamiri and Bertie Brandes. It’s backed by A24, meaning this film will soon be among the production company’s other wildly successful films, such as “Lady Bird,” seven time Oscar-winner “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” and “Hereditary.”
According to Deadline, the plot follows a rising pop star as she navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena-tour debut, which is apt considering the “360” singer is coming out of her most successful year as a musician.
Charli has also called on her longtime friends and musical collaborators A.G. Cook and Shygirl to provide original music for the film. The two were also featured on Charli’s “brat” remix album, “Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat,” on the songs “Von Dutch (A.G. Cook remix; featuring Addison Rae),” “So I (featuring A.G. Cook),” and “365 (featuring Shygirl).”
The impressive cast includes Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant, Rachel Sennott, Kylie Jenner, and Alexander Skarsgård among others.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Charli discussed the success of her sixth studio album and getting asked about making a blockbuster documentary out of her headlining arena tour around the world. “It wasn’t something that really spoke to me as an artist,” Charli told the outlet. “I’m really always interested in flipping the form.”
Instead, Charli sent Zamiri, a close friend who’d directed the music video for the “brat” single “360” (which features Sennott), a document with some thoughts on the success. “It was a piece of writing that captured the complexities of what it’s like to achieve something that you’ve worked half your life for, but then to feel how fragile and how fleeting that might be,” Zamiri added during the interview. “Charli is able to be extremely honest in a way that most people would be frightened of.”
