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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 Feb 6
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 Feb 2
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 Feb 2
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 Alise Chaffins MacGuffin or Meaning (Substack) 1d
4.5/5
If I Go Will The Miss Me is a tender, beautiful portrait of the difficulties of father-son relationships and the nature of freedom. Go to Full Review Derrick Murray NERDBOT 6d
4.5/5
…a truly profound film and combined with its beautiful imagery, magnificent score and assured direction, "If I Go Will They Miss Me" is the first great film of the year. Go to Full Review Louisa Moore Screen Zealots Feb 9
What a beautifully realized film about the fragile, complicated bonds between parents and their children. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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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