Kane Parsons: From 16-Year-Old YouTube Horror Creator to Youngest A24 Director with 'Backrooms'
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Anna Menta
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Summary
Kane Parsons, who directed the upcoming A24 horror film "Backrooms" at age 19 (making him the youngest director in A24 history), first gained fame as a teenage horror director on YouTube. He uploaded a viral 9-minute short film "The Backrooms (Found Footage)" in January 2022 at age 16, followed by a web series. The article discusses his rise from YouTube creator to A24 filmmaker, highlighting his early CGI backrooms content that went viral.
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Parsons first uploaded a 9-minute short, 'The Backrooms (Found Footage)' to YouTube on January 7, 2022.
The video is all from the point of view of a cameraman, who starts off filming a low-budget
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