Adria Petty

- Cinematographer for the short film The Greatest Show on Earth
- Previously worked as a production assistant on TV sets
- Was earlier a student at the NYU film school
- Met Hilton when she was working as a marketing consultant at Warner Bros. Records, which released a pop album by Hilton in 2006CNN: The smart side of Paris Hilton (September 17, 2008)
- Followed Paris for about a year for the film Paris, Not FranceCNN: The smart side of Paris Hilton (September 17, 2008)

Adria Petty is a film director and the daughter of rock musician Tom Petty. She is the director of the documentary Paris, Not France on hotel heiress and celebrity Paris Hilton. The movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2008.
Quotes

"When I started college I took a film history lecture...and I was in love, obsessed and completely lost to movie making."Blog: Interview with Adria Petty — Adria Petty on Filmmaking

"I really wanted to make a film about (Paris) that was not negative but that wasn't stupid, that really explored the voyeurism inherent in her creation as a new media star."CNN: The smart side of Paris Hilton (September 17, 2008) — Adria Petty on the film Paris, Not France