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Charli XCX’s Secret Movie Revealed: How the Pop Star, Jeremy O. Harris and Director Pete Ohs Shot ‘Erupcja’ During ‘Brat’ Summer (EXCLUSIVE)


As Brat summer raged on, Charli XCX snuck away to Poland to make a movie with Jeremy O. Harris & Pete Ohs. The trio explain how 'ERUPCJA' came about.

As ‘Brat’ summer raged, Charli XCX snuck away to Poland for a couple weeks in August to make a secret movie with playwright and actor Jeremy O. Harris and filmmaker Pete Ohs. The film’s title “ ERUPCJA ” is the Polish word for “eruption” and refers to, of course, the type of violent explosion of molten rock that comes from a volcano, but also any sudden release of pressure or tension. Like, you go to a thrift store and try out a bunch of costumes and show him like, “Oh, I think this is who Claude is.” All the ones I picked were the things that would telegraph a type of American-born, Black person living in Europe, finally free to just be his authentically odd self.

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