‘Backrooms’ Is the Future of Movies, With Kane Parsons!
5/29/20261 hr 48 min
Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to explore some liminal spaces and figure out what really scares them. They open the show by reacting to some brief movie news (3:20) before diving deep into one of the most highly anticipated directorial debuts this decade: Kane Parsons’s ‘Backrooms,’ starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve (11:14). They break down how the movie pushes the filmmaking medium, discuss why it works on its own without any prior knowledge of the original material, and debate whether this type of success is a blip or whether it represents what the future of film will look like. Finally, Parsons joins Sean to discuss his new film and explain what the process was like shifting from making stuff for YouTube to making something for the big screen (1:02:02). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guests: Kane Parsons and Chris Ryan Producer: Jack Sanders Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSean Fennessey· Host0:01
[upbeat music] I'm Sean Fennessey.
Amanda Dobbins· Host0:16
I'm Amanda Dobbins.
Sean Fennessey· Host0:17
And this is the Big Picture, a conversation show about Backrooms. CR is here to help us talk about this new horror sensation. Hi, Chris.
Chris Ryan· Guest0:26
Middle chair.
Sean Fennessey· Host0:26
The middle chi- Well- You guys are a real...
Chris Ryan· Guest0:29
Like, you really played it up the middle with Van when he was asking about that.
Sean Fennessey· Host0:33
[laughs] [laughs] Just, just take your... Hold on. We'll get there. We'll get there. We'll get there, I promise you. [laughs] We'll take you to the backrooms of the Big Picture. Later in this episode, I will be joined by Kane Parsons. He is the 20-year-old filmmaker behind Backrooms, one of the most anticipated debut features, I think fair to say, in the history of movies. Kane told me all about his early days as a maker of short films uploading to YouTube, how he utilized and learned from the platform, how he made this movie starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renata Reinsve. Stick around for that conversation. I, I don't think I'm overstating it by saying he is remarkably wise and thoughtful for a 20-year-old. But first, let's talk about a little bit of movie news right after this.
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[dramatic music] Now streaming on Paramount Plus, Beth and Rip are back in Dutton Ranch.
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This life here is gonna work, isn't it?
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We'll make it work. [upbeat music] Starring Kelly Reilly.
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A legacy is a beautiful thing, but only if it survives.
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Cole Hauser. Let's go to work. Ed Harris.