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Grateful for Lead Role in Short Film Premiering at Culver City Film Festival

Culver City, CA — Working with Annie Keenan Winerip on her short film, A Little Sad, was a terrific experience. Annie worked on Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), and A Little Sad (2025) is her directorial debut. A Little Sad premiered at the Culver City Film Festival!

A Little Sad was inspired by a portrait Annie had done at an art fair. Annie writes, “We were lucky enough to use her genius art in the film; performances by Isabel Klein and Rafael Cebrián were extremely worth the portrait!”

This is an instagram post about the short film:

Below are links to the Instagram handles for the cast and crew.

“A Little Sad”

Annie thanked the cast and crew: Cinematography by the big mix, @bs_anderson, and producing by @faith.choi and Katie Kim. Music by genius shade thrower @zuli_jr, and other judgmental looks by @ohmostwonderful, @coolhandbewk, @meeeeeercat, and @paulbjorkmallcop 👀

And the biggest thanks to @inguerreiro, @ethansimon93, and @dancitron, who literally moved out of LA because they were so traumatized by us taking over their backyard to make an art market—beautifully production designed by my boys in the boat, Kaleb Hawkins and @williamscottdesign 🎨

Thanks to all my market-goers and crew who lent their talents! You don’t make me sad at all 🥹 Come celebrate with us!

Editor — Brandon Canoerrecart
Costume Designer — Sarah Ruttinger
Casting — @jemberjembs
AD — @moviemaniacgirl
2nd AD — @naatdee
Script Supervisor — @pelmama
PAs — @jeff.seidl, @nalaniogawa
Location Sound — @danielenriquebonilla
Sound Mixer — @seanshine432
1st AC — @hao_cinematographer
Gaffer — @pkjeehyun_cine
Key Grip — Josh Tolon
Makeup — @lila.isabelle
Bazaar Sign — @allofthehughes
Post Production Supervisor — Tali

Isabel Klein

Isabel Klein is an actress and writer from Portland—keepin’ it weird. She's in the Sunday Company at The Groundlings. Isabel trained at RADA in London. Her solo show, SHOWSTOPPER, sold out at the Gilded Balloon during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She has performed at The Comedy Store and The Hollywood Improv. She holds a BFA from Pepperdine. She has more than a dozen film and video credits, including clinging to life as OD Girl #2 in On Call (Amazon Prime), and she’s also part of an upcoming project with Trey Parker and Matt Stone. An experienced stage actor, she's had lead roles in notable productions. Her commercial credits include Airheads, Dave & Buster’s, Sonic (the drive-thru, not the hedgehog), Ring, and Visa—so odds are you’ve skipped her on YouTube.