Backrooms Director Kane Parsons Becomes Meme Subject After Film's Success
The director of a film based on an internet meme is now being turned into a meme by netizens, mirroring the cycle of online culture that produced the source material.
Key Facts
- Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old director of A24's 'Backrooms', has become the subject of a viral meme that fabricates quotes attributed to him.
- The joke uses a film news-style format to make it appear as though Parsons said things he never actually said, such as 'He entered the world of Minecraft' or 'He stole a lollipop'.
- Posts often end with 'He is only 20 years old', mimicking media phrasing used to highlight his box office success.
- VTuber Vantacrow Bringer quoted a post claiming Parsons spends his free time as a VTuber, but she later denied the claim and no evidence was found.
- Parsons' film 'Backrooms' became A24's highest-grossing release and reconstructs internet-shared imagery from 4chan urban legends and liminal space culture.
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A new internet meme fabricates fake statements from 'Backrooms' director Kane Parsons, using a film news-style format. The 20-year-old director, whose film became A24's highest-grossing release, is now being consumed as a meme himself, echoing the internet urban legend origins of his movie.
Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old director of A24's 'Backrooms', has become the subject of a viral meme that fabricates quotes attributed to him. The joke uses a film news-style format to make it appear as though Parsons said things he never actually said, such as 'He entered the world of Minecraft' or 'He stole a lollipop'. Posts often end with 'He is only 20 years old', mimicking media phrasing used to highlight his box office success.
The meme spread further when VTuber Vantacrow Bringer quoted a post claiming Parsons spends his free time as a VTuber. She later denied the claim, and no evidence was found that Parsons made such a statement. The situation reflects the film's own origins: 'Backrooms' itself reconstructs internet-shared imagery from 4chan urban legends and liminal space culture into a film, and now its director is being consumed as a meme by netizens.
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