Laurel Parmet is an American filmmaker. She made her directorial debut with the coming-of-age drama film '' The Starling Girl'' (2023), for which she was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the

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and the

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Early life and education

Parmet grew up in

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, and attended Alexander Hamilton High School. Her father is

Phil Parmet Phil Parmet (born March 7, 1942) is an American cinematographer and producer. He began his career as a cinematographer for documentary films. His first successes were '' The Song Remains The Same'' about Led Zeppelin, ''Baby Snakes'' about Fran ...

, a still photographer and cinematographer. Parmet attended

New York University Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic, and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, as the School of the Arts at New York University, Tisch ...

Career

In 2017, Parmet directed ''Spring'', a short film revolving around a young woman taking pictures of her best friend. It had its world premiere at

South by Southwest South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas. It began in 1987 and has conti ...

. In 2018, Parmet directed ''Kira Burning'', a short film revolving around a teenager attempting to take revenge after a heartbreaking betrayal by her best friend. In 2023, Parmet made her directorial debut with '' The Starling Girl'' starring

Eliza Scanlen Eliza Jane Scanlen (born 6 January 1999) is an Australian actress. She rose to prominence portraying Tabitha Ford in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' (2016), before receiving critical acclaim for playing a troubled teenager in the HB ...

and

Lewis Pullman Lewis James Pullman is an American actor. A son of actor Bill Pullman, he began his acting career with the film '' The Ballad of Lefty Brown'' (2017), starring his father. His subsequent film credits include supporting roles in '' The Strangers: ...

. It had its world premiere at the

in January 2023, and was acquired by

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parmet, Laurel Living people Year of birth missing (living people) New York University alumni Tisch School of the Arts alumni Film directors from Los Angeles American women film directors