Petaluma-Raised ‘Backrooms’ Director Always ‘Very Bright,’ Say His Film Teachers 21.8%
KQED - By Janea Melido - 6/2/2026, 11:37 PM
Halo Effect 25.2% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 22% - Anecdotal 19.3%
Just four years ago, after coming back to school from Christmas break, Kane Parsons was sitting in Philip Chidel’s classroom at Marin School of the Arts in Novato, showing the class his latest personal project on YouTube: The Backrooms (Found Footage). Fast-forward to 2026, and the 20-year-old, Petaluma-raised director has broken... more