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The A.I. actress on her craft, the future of film and how she definitely does not intend to murder us.
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‘Backrooms’ Is Part of a Boomlet in Movies From YouTube Creators
“Backrooms,” a psychological horror flick opening this weekend, is part of a wave of breakout films from fledgling directors who honed their instincts on YouTube.
The director of “Backrooms,” Kane Parsons, left, on a set with one of the new film’s stars, Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Kane Parsons: From YouTube Sensation to A24’s Youngest Director
Now 20, the viral creator Kane Parsons is releasing “Backrooms,” a feature-length expansion of his web series.
“Age has never not been part of the conversation with me,” Parsons said.
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