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Charli Xcx Closes ‘Brat Summer’ Chapter with New Mockumentary at Berlin Film Festival

  • On Feb 14, Charli xcx and director Aidan Zamiri held a Berlinale press conference in Berlin before the film's international premiere Saturday night; The Moment premiered last month at Sundance and screens in the Panorama section this week.
  • Charli xcx said she chose Sundance and Berlinale because they champion filmmakers with important voices, and she described making the film as a way to comment on art's longevity and process her industry experience.
  • The film's cast mixes actors and cultural figures including Kylie Jenner, Alexander Skarsgård, and Rachel Sennott; Charli xcx said she went `Method from the day I was born` preparing, while A24 reported over 50 screenings sold out last month.
  • At the Berlin Film Festival press journalists, Charli xcx framed the film as a full stop to the 'Brat' era and told journalists, `For me, it's over`.
  • Having divided critics at Sundance, the film premieres at Berlinale amid political sensitivity and opens in Europe next week, dramatizing industry pressure with Alexander Skarsgård as a sinister director.
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Charli XCX wants to be a movie star as well as a pop diva. In Berlin, she glumly presented her mockumentary ‘The Moment’, which takes a postmodern look back at how the ‘Summer of Brat’ of 2024 could have turned out.

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The hype around the Brat Summer continues on the screen. Charli XCX has landed in Berlin to promote her new film "The Moment" . The Mockumentary, produced by her own company Studio365, is not an ordinary concert film, but a biting satire.

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Charli xcx mockumentary at Berlin Film Festival

British pop star Charli ​xcx plays a version of herself in the mockumentary The Moment, which pokes fun at overstaying your ⁠welcome in a cultural space.

·City of Perth, Australia
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The Berlinale finally has its superstar: British singer Charli xcx plays himself in the mockumentary "The Moment".

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Charli XCX is presenting a mockumentary about her life as a pop star at the Berlinale. Her appearance at the film premiere offers a preview.

·Berlin, Germany
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OUTInPerth | LGBTQIA+ News and Culture broke the news in on Saturday, February 14, 2026.
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