Phillip Chidel, a film teacher at the Marin School of the Arts at Novato High School, watches a "Backrooms" video by his former student Kane Parsons on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at the Novato school. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal

Philip Chidel, an instructor at the Marin School of the Arts at Novato High School, said his "heart is beaming with pride" over the success of former student Kane Parsons.