Wake up babe, it's brat winter. Just when you thought we'd all moved on from the feral, raving, cigarette-smoking, ripped tights of it all, Charli XCX is bringing Brat back. And in the most unexpected, exciting way ever: with an A24 mockumentary spoof about the making of the album and the tour that followed. It's giving avant-garde, meta, high art vibes, honestly, and we are here for it. And, the good news is, we don't have to wait long, because the film just got its UK release date.
The singer previously announced the project back in October with a brash, bold Instagram post featuring the film's title in flashing white text on a black background. How very brat of her. “Based on an original idea by Charli XCX. The moment. coming 2026,” read the caption.
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Here's everything we know so far.
What is Charli XCX's The Moment, anyway?
Didn't you hear? Charli XCX is in her film era now. She's a Letterboxd girlie and, duh, of course, she's going to make a tongue-in-cheek A24 film about the viral sensation that was brat. Because let's be honest, that is the most brat-coded response to a sell-out album, am I right?
“I’m currently feeling more inspired by film than I am by music," the singer told NME last year. "I’m enjoying acting, I’m enjoying writing, I’m enjoying watching and I’m above all enjoying discovering a new craft. Those things feel really enriching and instinctual to me at the moment.”
The project is directed by Aidan Zamiri and uses both real footage from the Brat tour, including Charli XCX's chat show appearances and onstage performances, along with fictional staged backstage scenes.
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Who stars in Charli XCX's The Moment?
Charli XCX, of course, is at the centre of the film. However, the fictional moments will feature an all-star cast of cameos from the likes of Kylie Jenner, Rachel Sennott, Alexander Skarsgård, Kate Berlant, Jamie Demetriou and Rosanna Arquette.
When does Charli XCX's The Moment come out?
The film will have its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, which kicks off in Utah on 22 January. The film is then slotted for release in the States on 30 January 30. It will have its European premiere at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival in February before hitting UK cinemas on 20 February. So mark your calendars in lime green, people.
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