The first teaser trailer for The Moment, the new A24 movie starring and conceived by Charli XCX, has arrived. In the clip, we get a preview of the pop star’s rapid ascent to the top during her Brat era, but told through a self-parody style: rehearsing a punch-like dance move in a mirror, the physically painful effect of that bright-neon green and strobe lights, and a mannequin shattering on the floor during a show rehearsal bit she’s meant to replicate. Watch it below.
In a statement about the movie, Charli XCX said, “It’s not a tour documentary or a concert film in any way, but the seed of the idea was conceived from this idea of being pressured to make one. It’s fiction, but it’s the realest depiction of the music industry that I’ve ever seen.”
The Moment is helmed by Aidan Zamiri—marking the music photographer’s directorial debut—and features a number of other celebrities and actors in smaller roles, including Alexander Skarsgård, Kylie Jenner, Rachel Sennott, Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant, Hailey Benton Gates, and Jamie Demetriou. Zamiri co-wrote the film with Bertie Brandes. The Moment hits theaters everywhere on January 30.
Charli XCX is all-in on her movie era. She recently announced her Wuthering Heights album that accompanies Emerald Fennell’s upcoming film of the same name and features her John Cale collaboration “House.” The pop star has numerous projects that are still in-the-works, too, including A24’s Mother Mary, Gregg Araki’s drama I Want Your Sex, the horror remake Faces of Death, and a Romain Gavras film called Sacrifice that also stars Yung Lean.
