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If I Go Will They Miss Me

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Twelve-year-old Lil Ant struggles to connect with his father when he begins to see surreal, almost spectral visions of boys drifting around his neighborhood. Their presence reveals a link between father and son, laying bare the threads that bind family, legacy, and place.

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Dwight Brown DwightBrownInk.com 5h
2/4
All on view is imaginatively rendered. Like a visualist creating art, but not like a wise griot telling a story. Go to Full Review Angie Han The Hollywood Reporter 4d
Rather than give in to either misery porn or glossy sentimentality, however, If I Go Will They Miss Me finds intense emotionality in a disarming sense of tenderness. Go to Full Review Peter Debruge Variety 4d
The project seems to transcend the projects, defying gravity in its poetic depiction of how this resilient, supportive community comes together around Lil Ant, stepping in where his father stumbles to embrace the boy. Go to Full Review Ross Bonaime Collider 5h
7/10
Through Thompson-Hernández’s story, our characters create a surreal, imaginative take on a troubled childhood, full of heartbreaks, growth, and deeper understandings that we’re all just works in progress, regardless of age. Go to Full Review Cory Woodroof For the Win at USA Today 1d
Surreal images of Greek mythology and mysterious young men with their arms stretched out in flight dance around Thompson-Hernández's coming-of-age firework of a picture. His talent is explosive; the impact is unforgettable. Go to Full Review Sherin Nicole RIOTUS 1d
IIGWTMM glides on the wings of myth, memory, and misfortune, transforming the everyday ache of a boy whose father can’t see past his own pain, into a lyrical meditation on boys and men in the hood—and the hope of breaking generational cycles. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Walter Thompson-Hernández

Director

Bodhi Dell

Lil Ant

Danielle Brooks

Actor

J. Alphonse Nicholson

Actor

Kelvin Adekunle

Actor

Bre-Z

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Movie Info

Synopsis Twelve-year-old Lil Ant struggles to connect with his father when he begins to see surreal, almost spectral visions of boys drifting around his neighborhood. Their presence reveals a link between father and son, laying bare the threads that bind family, legacy, and place.
Director
Walter Thompson-Hernández
Producer
Josh Peters, Saba Zerehi, Ben Stillman
Screenwriter
Walter Thompson-Hernández
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 32m