Kane Parsons, known online as Kane Pixels, is an American YouTuber and film director born June 18, 2005. He grew up in Petaluma, California and attended Marin School of the Arts at Novato High School to study film.
๐ฅ Early Life and Family
His father was a video game developer and his mother was a therapist. They divorced when he was seven years old. He has a younger brother.
๐ฎ Visual Effects Beginnings
His passion in visual effects started with the platform video game series LittleBigPlanet. He got Adobe After Effects in late 2017 and downloaded Blender in February 2020.
๐ต Music Background
When Parsons was eight years old, he developed an interest in music when practicing the piano. In July 2020, he got a trial of the DAW FL Studio and soon upgraded to the paid version.
๐บ YouTube Channel Creation
Parsons created the Kane Pixels YouTube channel on April 13, 2015. He initially posted Minecraft Let’s Plays and meme videos, but soon looked into directing short films.
๐ฌ Early Projects
At 14 years old, Parsons sent a video based on the web series Dad Feels to Nathan Barnatt. From late 2020 to early 2021, he published a series of videos known as Project 209, a spinoff of Dad Feels.
โ๏ธ Attack on Titan Shorts
In 2021, Parsons adapted the anime and manga series Attack on Titan into six animated shorts. The videos present events from the series in the form of historical footage akin to war photography.
๐๏ธ The Backrooms Web Series
Parsons released The Backrooms (Found Footage) on January 7, 2022. The video grew in popularity and has around 78 million views as of May 2026.
๐๏ธ A24 Film Adaptation
A film adaptation of the web series, directed by Parsons and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve, was released by A24 in May 2026. At 19 years old, Parsons is the youngest director in the studio’s history.
๐๏ธ The Oldest View
The Oldest View is a mystery thriller web series, debuting on March 18, 2023. The series revolves around a YouTube vlogger, Wyatt, discovering a staircase leading into an underground mall.
๐ People Still Live Here
People Still Live Here is a digital horror web series that began on January 13, 2025. It revolves around a video game retelling of events experienced by Clifton J. Saywell between 1934 and 1946.
| Project | Type | Release Date | Key Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Backrooms (Found Footage) | Short film / Web series | January 7, 2022 | ~78 million views as of May 2026 |
| Backrooms film adaptation | Theatrical film | May 2026 | Directed by Parsons, released by A24 |
| The Oldest View | Web series | March 18, 2023 | Mystery thriller about an underground mall |
| People Still Live Here | Web series | January 13, 2025 | Digital horror about ‘The Meadow’ dimension |