Signature Screenings
Backrooms
Backrooms, from the mind of visionary YouTube creator Kane Parsons, is a dread-inducing cinematic nightmare that is defining a new era in horror storytelling. Set in 1990 and based on Parsons’ viral web series, the film follows furniture salesman Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) as he makes a startling discovery in the basement of his showroom — a portal, bathed in yellow fluorescent lights and littered with familiar objects, leading to an eerie maze of endless office space. When Clark goes missing, his therapist Dr. Mary Kline (Renate Reinsve) finds herself lost in the backrooms, searching for answers and a way out. An A24 release.
Director Kane Parsons will be presented with the NextGen Director Award. A special In Conversation event, featuring Parsons, production designer Danny Vermette, director of photography Jeremy Cox, and VFX supervisor Edward Douglas precedes the screening.
DIRECTOR
Kane Parsons
PRODUCERS
James Wan
Michael Clear
Roberto Patino
Shawn Levy
Dan Cohen
Dan Levine
Osgood Perkins
Chris Ferguson
Peter Chernin
Jenno Topping
Kori Adelson
WRITER
Will Soodik
CAST
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Renate Reinsve
Lukita Maxwell
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Better known to millions online as Kane Pixels, the 20-year-old Kane Parsons is redefining what the future of horror looks like. A self-taught filmmaker and visual effects prodigy, Parsons first burst onto the scene with The Backrooms Found Footage, a hauntingly atmospheric YouTube short that went viral and has since amassed more than 190 million views. The film adapted from this short, A24’s Backrooms, is Parsons’ feature film directorial debut.