‘Backrooms’ Creator Kane Parsons On Becoming A24’s Youngest Director Ever, Adapting His YouTube Series: “A Weird Dream Come True”
Kane Parsons has made history as A24's youngest director at just 20 years old with his film adaptation of his YouTube series, 'Backrooms.' The project, inspired by a creepypasta photo, began development after A24 recognized the potential of his web series. Parsons emphasizes the importance of creativity and self-taught skills in his journey to the big screen.
- ▪Kane Parsons created the web series 'The Backrooms: Found Footage' at the age of 16.
- ▪The film adaptation of 'Backrooms' stars Oscar nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renata Reinsve.
- ▪Parsons learned CGI using Blender and YouTube tutorials on a low-end laptop.
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Kane Parsons and Chiwetel Ejiofor on the set of 'Backrooms' A24 Born in 2005, the year YouTube launched, Backrooms director Kane Parsons has “always taken that for granted,” having the platform at his disposal. “YouTube, really more than just being a cultural reference for me, has been how I know how to do any of the stuff I do,” he explains while discussing his “weird dream come true” debut as A24‘s youngest ever director, at just 20 years old. Parsons (aka Kane Pixels) was 16 when he created his web series, The Backrooms: Found Footage, in 2022, itself inspired by a 2019 creepypasta photo on 4chan of what appears to be never-ending vacant office space.
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