Kane Parsons

Kane Parsons

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Kane Parsons is a talented 20-year-old filmmaker known for his innovative short-film series 'The Backrooms (Found Footage),' which has garnered hundreds of millions of views since its debut in 2022. He was recently in the news for directing the highly anticipated horror film 'Backrooms,' produced by A24, which successfully adapts the eerie and viral creepypasta phenomenon into a cinematic experience.

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Kane Parsons is the young author behind the cult status of the 'Backrooms' series of short films.

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Нова Македонија (Nova Makedonija)·North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia· 2026-07-25
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Kane Parsons directed the film Backrooms, inspired by his YouTube shorts.

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The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-07-23
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Kane Parsons directed the horror film 'Backrooms', which also performed well at the box office.

"Obsession", el filme de terror de bajo presupuesto que está arrasando
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-07-17
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Kane Parsons is a YouTuber who expanded his clips into a feature-length film called 'Backrooms'.

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Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-06-27
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Kane Parsons is a director associated with A24 who has previously expressed critical views on generative artificial intelligence.

Google інвестує $75 млн у A24 та запускає партнерство з DeepMind у сфері ШІ для кіно • Межа
Українська правда (Ukrayinska Pravda)·UkraineUkraine· 2026-06-23
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Kane Parsons directed the indie horror film Backrooms: sin salida, which achieved significant box office success.

¿Ya viste ‘Obsesión’ y ‘Backrooms’? Del éxito en Youtube a revolucionar la taquilla del cine | Cine | Entretenimiento
El Universo – major Ecuadorian daily, est. 1921·EcuadorEcuador· 2026-06-03
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Kane Parsons is one of the two twenty-something directors who could change filmmaking in Hollywood.

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CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2026-06-02
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Kane Parsons is a 20-year-old YouTuber who directed the horror movie 'Backrooms'.

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Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-06-02
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Kane Parsons created a web series called Backrooms that gained significant popularity on YouTube.

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ידיעות אחרונות (Yedioth Ahronoth / ynet)·IsraelIsrael· 2026-06-01
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Kane Parsons is a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker who directed and co-wrote the film Backrooms.

YouTubers draw Gen Z to theatres with ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ | Entertainment
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-06-01
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Kane Parsons is the debut director of the successful horror film 'Backrooms'.

De YouTube a la cima del cine: La película de terror ‘Backrooms’ sorprende en taquilla con 118 millones de dólares | Cine | Entretenimiento
El Universo – major Ecuadorian daily, est. 1921·EcuadorEcuador· 2026-06-01
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Kane Parsons directed the film 'Backrooms,' which became the youngest filmmaker in Hollywood history to release a film that finished No. 1 at the weekend box office.

YouTubers are setting box office records. It could change the future of moviemaking
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2026-05-31
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Kane Parsons is known for his YouTube content related to liminal spaces.

Kane Parsons' YouTube liminal space enters Hollywood
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-05-30
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Kane Parsons is the director behind Backrooms, a theatrical adaptation produced by A24.

Backrooms brings the internet horror trend behind liminal spaces to life
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2026-05-29
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Kane Parsons, known online as Kane Pixels, began uploading videos based on the Backrooms phenomenon in 2022.

בסרט האימה הזה משרדים נטושים הופכים לסיוט קולנועי מרהיב
ידיעות אחרונות (Yedioth Ahronoth / ynet)·IsraelIsrael· 2026-05-29
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Kane Parsons is a young filmmaker who created a short film simulating found footage of the backrooms.

la teoría conspirativa de internet que se convirtió en una de las películas de terror más esperadas del año
El Observador·UruguayUruguay· 2026-05-28
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Kane Parsons is tasked with bringing the web’s scariest concept to the big screen.

Kane Parsons’s exquisite direction brings web’s scariest creepypasta to the big screen – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-05-28
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