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A24 Presents Teen-Directed “Backrooms” Film May 29

5/15/2026

Summary

A24 Releases Backrooms

A24 will release the film “Backrooms,” directed by 20-year-old Kane Parsons, on May 29, 2026.
The movie is based on a 4chan post of a photo taken inside the former HobbyTown store at 807 Oregon Street in Oshkosh, which owner John Hetzel says the yellow-wall interior sparked the “Backrooms” creepypasta legend.
A24 placed a billboard in Oshkosh and will screen the film at Marcus Theaters on Memorial Day.

Summary

Kane Parsons' Breakthrough

Kane Parsons co-composed the synth score with Canadian musician Edo Van Breemen, extending his YouTube-era sound design.
At 13 he studied brain development and later pirated Adobe After Effects to teach himself VFX.
Oddfellows producer Chris Ferguson offered mentorship that led to his first professional set experience after he weighed Chapman University and USC.
He met A24 via a Zoom call with his parents, calling it his first film-school experience.

History

Historical Context

In 1999, Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez released The Blair Witch Project, a $60,000-budget found-footage horror that earned nearly $250 million worldwide after a viral internet campaign and a Sundance debut. Its success proved low-budget digital folklore could become mainstream, inspiring later internet-originated horror franchises and prompting studios to seek online myths for new blockbusters.

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A24 Releases Backrooms

A24 will release the film “Backrooms,” directed by 20-year-old Kane Parsons, on May 29, 2026.
The movie is based on a 4chan post of a photo taken inside the former HobbyTown store at 807 Oregon Street in Oshkosh, which owner John Hetzel says the yellow-wall interior sparked the “Backrooms” creepypasta legend.
A24 placed a billboard in Oshkosh and will screen the film at Marcus Theaters on Memorial Day.

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