Pardis Parker

Pardis Parker is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker, stand-up comedian, actor, and music video director. Born atop one of Kandy's peaks in the thick of Sri Lanka's lush rainforest and transplanted at the age of three to a rough neighbourhood in rural Nova Scotia, Parker, the son of an Iranian and a Sri Lankan, has a unique life story. He has lived, worked, and volunteered in Australia, Guadeloupe, the Solomon Islands, and Manhattan, performed at... more

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