Kane Parsons

About

Kane Parsons (born June 18, 2005), also known as Kane Pixels, is an American YouTuber, composer, filmmaker and visual effects artist. In January 2022, Parsons began publishing the viral web series Backrooms, based on the creepypasta of the same name, to his YouTube channel. He directed a film adaptation, Backrooms (2026), which was released by A24 to critical and commercial success.
At age 20, Parsons became the youngest director in cinema history to have a film debut at number one at both the domestic and global box offices, with Backrooms grossing over $382 million worldwide.

Kane Parsons was born on June 18, 2005, and grew up in Petaluma, California. He has a younger brother. His father, Michael Parsons, is a visual effects artist from the United Kingdom and his mother is a therapist; they divorced when he was seven years old. Parsons attended Marin School of the Arts at Novato High School.

In 2021, Parsons adapted the anime and manga series Attack on Titan into animated short fan films, which present the series’ events in the style of historical war photography. The shorts were praised by various publications for their horror…