. To be in a movie at Sundance is a major achievement; to then win a jury award is the cherry on top. But for Parker, it was also an important life lesson.The 19-year-old wasn’t able to accept the award in person (although she did record a video message) or celebrate with her costars and director.
Not that she’s expecting anyone to feel sorry for her. She was in Belfast, Northern Ireland, filming the live-action movie How to Train Your Dragon, due in theaters next year.It’s what we call champagne problems, and Parker knows it.Still, it was hard. “I hadn’t been to Sundance before, and I felt like I didn’t get to repay the producers, cast, and everyone in the way that I would have really wanted to by showing up for the film, so that bothered me more than anything,” she tells me via Zoom from the one room of her Belfast apartment “with good Wi-Fi.”But, she says, “It’s such an uptown problem because I’m working.
I’m aware so many people would love to be doing this, especially after last year’s strikes. I never want to take that for granted or complain because it’s such a privileged position to be in.”The London native understands privilege and doesn't shy away from acknowledging that her upbringing has been a huge advantage to her chosen career path.
Her mom is , and her dad is (Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, Ticket to Paradise). She grew up on film sets, attended her parents’ premieres, and had a front-row seat to the industry.But she’s also paved her own path.
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