"Two ground-shifting events profoundly affected the Sundance Film Festival this year the 2025 death of beloved founder Robert Redford and the fest's pending 2027 relocation to Boulder, Colorado. It turned what remains the premiere celebration of independent cinema into a bittersweet affair. But there were still numerous films and shorts including the award-winning The Baddest Speechwriter of All (it's a gem) from Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot and Warriors star Stephen"
"Aidan Zamiri uses a scalpel, not a cleaver, to carve away at the absurdity of celeb culture and corporate sponsorship in his mockumentary that fictionalizes a hyped-to-the-max debut concert tour of one of today's most meteoric talents Charli xcx. The Moment is a slyly rebellious film. Zamiri's gift for the visual (he's a photographer and videographer) clicks with the material and lends it an appropriate flashy style. The plot, if you could call it that, finds Brat singer Charli and her entourage"
Two ground-shifting events affected the Sundance Film Festival: the 2025 death of founder Robert Redford and the festival's pending 2027 relocation to Boulder, Colorado. The atmosphere was bittersweet, yet many films and shorts still shone, including Ben Proudfoot and Stephen Curry's award-winning The Baddest Speechwriter. Several festival titles are scheduled for broader release, with The Moment opening in the Bay Area this weekend. Aidan Zamiri's mockumentary The Moment satirizes celebrity culture and corporate sponsorship with a flashy visual style. Charli xcx anchors the film with a striking performance, while Alexander Skarsgard, Rosanna Arquette and a silent assistant provide memorable supporting moments.
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