Kane Parsons Is Still Wondering How This Happened
By
Brooke Marine,
The Cut's deputy culture editor.
She was previously the culture editor of W Magazine, where she worked across digital and print.
The 20-year-old Backrooms director talks about the video games that inspired the aesthetic of the liminal spaces in his debut film.
Kane Parsons Is Still Wondering How This Happened
By
Brooke Marine,
The Cut's deputy culture editor.
She was previously the culture editor of W Magazine, where she worked across digital and print.

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