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Being famous in a social media-obsessed world: Kirsten Dunst stars in short satire film exposing the weirdness of selfie culture

By Annabel Fenwick Elliott for MailOnline

Published: 20:22 GMT, 24 September 2014 | Updated: 21:43 GMT, 24 September 2014

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Kirsten Dunst has starred in a two-minute short film about what it’s like to be a celebrity in our social-media obsessed culture.

The dramatization, which was shot for Vs. Magazine by filmmaker Matthew Frost, shows the 32-year-old actress getting accosted by a pair of female fans outside what appears to be her Los Angeles home.

Upon snapping a number of selfies with the star, the fans all but ignore Miss Dunst in favor of their phones - even when she attempts polite conversation. Then, they arrogantly implore her to 'tag' them from her own social media account.

Awkward: Kirsten Dunst (left) has appeared in a two-minute satire film in which she is accosted by fans who angle her for a series of uncomfortable selfies (pictured)

Miss Dunst agreed to take part in the film after she declared herself a fan of Mr Frost's best-known skit, Fashion Film, starring Izzy Caplan, which mocks forced 'artsiness.'

In his latest offering, titled Aspirational, Miss Dunst is filmed waiting for an Uber car when the two fans screech to a halt in their car alongside her and ask: 'Are you Kirsten Dunst?'

The actress wryly confirms that yes she is, after which the girls scramble out of their car and wordlessly, without asking permission, start taking numerous selfies with her.

Priorities: The short film demonstrates just how bizarre it must be to live as a celebrity in our social-media obsessed culture, where in this case, Miss Dunst's fan is more interested in the photo-op than the real-life star

The filter debate: Upon snapping a number of selfies with the star, her fans all but ignore Miss Dunst in favor of their phones - even when she attempts polite conversation

Miss Dunst, who asks the girls 'How are you?' and is entirely ignored, is gracious, if a little baffled with their impromptu photo shoot.

'Don't you want your friend to take it?' she asks one of the girls, who is struggling to get her own face into frame with the actress.

'I don't trust her,' the girl responds shortly.

Both distinctly unenthusiastic 'fans' then start typing into their phones fiendishly as they share their prized selfies.

Braided: Miss Dunst is approached by the not-very-devoted fans as she stands outside her Los Angeles apartment waiting for an Uber car to arrive

Nope: 'Do you want to talk or anything?' Miss Dunst asks. 'I mean, you could ask me a question, or, are you curious about anything?'

'Do you want to talk or anything?' Miss Dunst asks. 'I mean, you could ask me a question, or, are you curious about anything?'

'Can you tag me?' one responds, '...so it will show up on my profile.'

After a prolonged silence, the girls to hop back into their car with a nonchalant 'thank you,' before speeding off, one declaring: 'I've already got 15 likes!'

'Next time you take a selfie with your favorite star, think twice - unlike the girls in this film,' the video description reads.

Ice: Miss Dunst, pictured last week, agreed to take part in the film after she declared herself a fan of its director Matthew Frost, who has previously cast Cate Blanchett and Jessica Chastain in similar spoofs

Speaking about the film, Mr Frost told the publication: 'I'm just trying to talk about things that make me laugh, little observations that I've seen happen or I feel could happen maybe.

'It's more about playing around within a tone that I like; everything is scripted but should never feel like it. Having these amazing actors involved helps a great deal. They make me look good.'

Other actresses Mr Frost has enlisted in his short films include Cate Blanchett in a 'slow motion' satire, Kate Winslet in an interview spoof, and Jessica Chastain turning on a fan who is attempting to take a sly photo.