Kane Parsons
United StatesdirectorMaleb. 20056.6Global Dominance: 0.11%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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Backrooms was directed by the then 20-year-old Kane Parsons.
You can handle the truth! Why cinema suddenly loves conspiracy theories | Disclosure Day
United Kingdom· 2026-06-19
Kane Parsons is the 20-year-old filmmaker behind the successful film 'Backrooms'.
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Uruguay· 2026-06-19
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
Ecuador· 2026-06-03
Kane Parsons became the youngest director in history whose film topped the box office.
20‑летний ютубер без киношного образования снял фильм, который все обсуждают и ломают голову над разгадкой
Belarus· 2026-06-02
Kane Parsons is one of the two twenty-something directors who could change filmmaking in Hollywood.
Video: Taylor Swift announces new song release for ‘Toy Story 5’United States· 2026-06-02
Kane Parsons is a 20-year-old YouTuber who directed the horror movie 'Backrooms'.
'The Mandalorian and Grogu' collapses in second weekend at box office, cementing huge loss for DisneyUnited States· 2026-06-02
Kane Parsons created a web series called Backrooms that gained significant popularity on YouTube.
במאי האימה בהוליווד משקשקים מפחד
Israel· 2026-06-01
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
Jamaica· 2026-06-01
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 | EntretenimientoEcuador· 2026-06-01
Kane Parsons is the 20-year-old director and co-writer of the horror film 'Backrooms'.
'Backrooms', based on YouTube horror series, breaks box office records; 'Obsession' crosses USD 150 million mark |
India· 2026-05-31
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 moviemakingUnited States· 2026-05-31
Kane Parsons is known for his YouTube content related to liminal spaces.
Kane Parsons' YouTube liminal space enters HollywoodUnited Kingdom· 2026-05-30Kane Parsons is the director behind Backrooms, a theatrical adaptation produced by A24.
Backrooms brings the internet horror trend behind liminal spaces to life
Canada· 2026-05-29
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 מרהיבIsrael· 2026-05-29
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 añoUruguay· 2026-05-28
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
Ireland· 2026-05-28