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“Backrooms” director Kane Parsons is IndieWire’s inaugural digital cover star.
At just 21, the filmmaker has gone from creating viral horror shorts on YouTube to directing A24’s $400 million box office phenomenon #Backrooms. Now, he’s part of a new wave of filmmakers entering Hollywood from outside its traditional ranks.
“What happened to me is going to happen more and more,” Parsons says.
Parsons opens up about his meteoric rise, his creative process, navigating Hollywood, and what comes next.
Read the full cover story now: indiewire.com/p/kane-parsons…
At just 21, the filmmaker has gone from creating viral horror shorts on YouTube to directing A24’s $400 million box office phenomenon #Backrooms. Now, he’s part of a new wave of filmmakers entering Hollywood from outside its traditional ranks.
“What happened to me is going to happen more and more,” Parsons says.
Parsons opens up about his meteoric rise, his creative process, navigating Hollywood, and what comes next.
Read the full cover story now: indiewire.com/p/kane-parsons…
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