We had the good fortune of connecting with Parida Tanti and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Parida, what are you inspired by?
Poems, people, places.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I’ve been able to take the things I see and feel in my head and translate them into films. Every time this fruition happens successfully, I feel alive; purposeful. It’s a wonderful feeling.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
My hometown in the San Gabriel Valley. They have the best boba.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Reductress’ hilarious article “Gatsby-Themed Wedding Ideas That Say, ‘I Didn’t Read The Book’” and the new Joji album “Nectar”

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