Kirsten Dunst Spoofs Selfies in a New Short Film
In the new short film “Aspirational,” two ardent fans of Kirsten Dunst get a chance to ask the star any question they want. And the only thing they’re really interested in is: “Can you tag me?”
Director Matthew Frost takes the piss out of social-media-obsessed snapping with this pointed satire that finds Dunst waiting for an Uber ride when two young fans stop their car short upon recognizing her. Once they confirm it is indeed the Marie Antoinette star — who’s also appearing in the new movie The Two Faces of January — they proceed to take a series of selfies with the actress as if she were an inanimate roadside attraction. “Do you want to talk or anything?” asks the confused Dunst as the girls disappear into their phones to share their new encounter.
If you recognize the warm, gauzy focus and wry vibe of “Aspirational,” that’s because Frost also directed last year’s hilarious ad for Viva Vena, “Fashion Film” starring Lizzy Caplan as a woman frolicking and free-associating her way through a verdant, vintage-item-strewn art-film spoof (“Sometimes I like to think to myself in French.”) Frost has also directed celebrity-mocking videos with Jessica Chastain and Kate Winslet for Vogue, which find, for instance, Winslet in a free moment Googling “best actress of all time” to see where she ranks.
The new short was commissioned by Vs magazine for Dunst’s cover. In the story, Dunst recalled the shift in fans from mere autograph seekers to today’s amateur paparazzi army. “I was doing Wimbledon in London, and I was like, ‘Oh my god, people have fucking cameras on their phones.’ It totally changed everything. I was like, ‘This is the end! What am I supposed to do?’” she said.
