PARIS HILTON TALKS ABOUT HER NEW FILM INFINITE ICON: A VISUAL MEMOIR

Paris Hilton has come along way. Since her early days as the ultimate influencer to becoming a mom, Hilton wants you to know there’s more to her than meets the eye.

Hilton’s new film, Infinite Icon: A Visual Memoir brings audiences an intimate, emotional, and deeply human portrait of Paris Hilton — one of the most famous figures of 21st-century pop culture, and one of its most misunderstood.

 When Hilton first emerged as a club kid and fixture of early 2000s nightlife, there was no roadmap for this new kind of fame. She became a symbol of an era — idolized, scrutinized, and endlessly photographed — as the media built her up and tore her down in equal measure. But behind the flashbulbs and tabloid covers was a young woman searching for connection and creative freedom. For Paris, music and nightlife weren’t escape routes; they were sanctuaries of belonging and freedom. 

 Hilton’s 2020 YouTube Originals documentary, This is Paris, stripped away the character the world knew her as and chronicled her traumatic experience at teen residential treatment facilities. It launched a movement, gaining over 80 million views, and leading to the passage of 15 state laws and 2 federal bills to protect children. Infinite Icon: A Visual Memoir picks up where This is Paris left off, and follows Hilton as she returns to music in 2024 with her first-ever concert at the Hollywood Palladium, reframing that night as both a homecoming and a reclamation. 

Directed by Bruce Robertson and JJ Duncan, the film weaves decades of personal archives, unseen home videos, and vérité footage with candid interviews and live performances to trace her evolution — from a woman silenced by the media machine to an artist reclaiming her story through music.

Featuring appearances by Nicole Richie, Meghan Trainor, and Sia, the film offers a rare look at Hilton’s creative world and the friendships that have shaped her journey. Through it all, Infinite Icon becomes not just the chronicle of an influential life in the spotlight, but a meditation on survival, sisterhood, and the power of music to transform pain into power.

I spoke with Paris Hilton about this new film, her life and her hopes for the future.