Sabrina Carpenter has already conquered the pop charts. Now she’s going full movie star — with an Oscar winner behind the camera.

The pop superstar has teamed up with Damien Chazelle, the Academy Award-winning director of La La Land and Whiplash, for a stylish new short film released today, November 10, 2026. The film is the latest chapter in Carpenter’s ongoing partnership with Johnnie Walker, built around the brand’s long-running “Keep Walking” campaign.

And the pairing makes perfect sense. Chazelle is the filmmaker behind some of the most musical movies of the last decade — Whiplash, La La Land, First Man, Babylon — and Carpenter has turned the music video into her own personal cinema, all choreographed chaos and knowing winks.

This time, the inspiration is French New Wave — the rebellious, rule-breaking spirit of filmmakers like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. The film follows Carpenter moving through a world of spontaneous celebrations, shifting scenery, and playful surprises, capturing her creative evolution as an artist.

Carpenter has called working with Chazelle a creative adventure, saying the pair wanted to make something playful, unexpected, and full of personality. She’s also a longtime admirer of his films — so this one was personal.

The film was directed by Chazelle and produced by Superprime Films. It continues a multi-year Johnnie Walker partnership that has already included Carpenter’s signature Go Go Highball cocktail and a limited-edition Johnnie Walker Black Label bottle inspired by her style.

Watch the film here:

From “Espresso” to the director of La La Land — Carpenter’s next chapter is looking very cinematic. Toledo, take note: the girl who turned a knowing glance into an Olympic sport just added French New Wave cinema to her résumé.

Sabrina Carpenter performing at the O2 Arena, London, 2025. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.