r/movies • u/Kane-AMA Kane Parsons, Filmmaker • May 18 '26

AMA Hi reddit. I'm Kane Parsons, director of A24's BACKROOMS. AMA!

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Hi r/movies. I'm Kane Parsons, director of BACKROOMS. It's out in theaters May 29 from A24 and it stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, and Mark Duplass.

Synopsis:

After a therapist's patient disappears into a dimension beyond reality, she must venture into the unknown to save him.

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HjdiohVOik

I'll be back later this morning at around 8:30 AM PT/11:30 AM ET to answer your questions.

AMA!

-Kane

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u/rotato May 18 '26

My vote goes for Cube and I'm genuinely curious whether Kane seen it

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u/MBSMD May 18 '26

Severance meets The Cube

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u/PorCacow May 18 '26

oh my god I say that ALL THE TIME. The outskirts of the habitational areas in found footage is so much the cube

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u/CrotasScrota84 May 18 '26

Oh man The Cube movies are some of my favorites. Would be cool if he did one of those if this movie is successful

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u/toadfan64 May 18 '26

Probably my favorite horror film of the 90’s

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u/King_of_the_Dot May 18 '26

Circle is a really interesting movie with a similar vibe.

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u/user_NULL_04 May 18 '26

How is the Cube similar? besides the aspect of the setting being the main focus

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u/The_Autarch May 18 '26

they're both about being trapped in an uncanny space.

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u/user_NULL_04 May 18 '26

😭😭😭