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Backrooms (15)

Parent & Baby Screening

,Cinema 3
A man walking in an empty yellow room

Twenty-year-old auteur Kane Parsons opens a portal to a horror parallel universe based on a disquieting 4chan message board.

Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) discovers a mysterious doorway in the basement of a furniture showroom. He quickly becomes obsessed with the space. Upon telling his therapist, Dr. Mary Kline (Renate Reinsve), about his discovery, she is hesitant in accepting that what he saw was actually real.

Attempting to prove its existence, Clark documents footage of the Backrooms. However, when he eventually disappears into the dimension beyond reality, Dr. Mary Kline must venture into the unknown to save him.

Parsons was 16 when he created his web series, The Backrooms: Found Footage, in 2022. He is now part of a new cohort of directors that went viral on YouTube before making their feature debuts. 

In order to bring this liminal internet space into reality, the Backrooms were built across four soundstages, spanning over 30,000 square feet.

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Film information
  • Release year   2026
  • Country of origin   USA
  • Director   Kane Parsons
  • Runtime   1hr 50mins

Cinema 3

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.