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RUNTIME
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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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If I Go Will They Miss Me
2026 1h 29m EN
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7.0
SOLID
★7.0TMDB · 6
Drama
Synopsis
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A poetic, emotionally expansive father-son story about Black family, grace, imagination, and the hope that love can transform even the most fragile relationships into something more healing and beautiful.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Bodhi Dell
Lil Ant
J. Alphonse Nicholson
Big Ant
Danielle Brooks
Lozita
Kelvin Adekunle
2-Moon Friend
Bre-Z
Jenn
Myles Bullock
JJ
J.J. Boone
Julia Rose
Zaria Kelley
Acacia
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Walter Thompson-Hernández
- Writers
- Walter Thompson-Hernández
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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MONEY
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Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.
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ERA
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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Walter Thompson-Hernández, shot by Michael Cambio Fernandez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Malcolm Parson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Daysha Broadway shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Bodhi Dell and J. Alphonse Nicholson and Danielle Brooks carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Walter Thompson-Hernández directs. Michael Cambio Fernandez behind the camera. Malcolm Parson scores. Daysha Broadway cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 3Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.
- 4Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
- 5Directed by Walter Thompson-Hernández, shot by Michael Cambio Fernandez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Malcolm Parson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Daysha Broadway shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Bodhi Dell and J. Alphonse Nicholson and Danielle Brooks carry the top of the cast.
- 9IMDB entry: tt39151344 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 11Classified under 13 themes, including "surreal", "coming of age", "all black cast", "meditative".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Michael Cambio Fernandez
- Original score
- Malcolm Parson
- Editing
- Daysha Broadway
- Production design
- Marina Pérez Ramírez
- Costume design
- Maya Edmond
- Stunt coordinator
- Christopher Chabriel
- Runtime
- 89 min · 1h 29m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $120,000
- Box office
- $383,856
- Return
- 320% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Walter Thompson-Hernández
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Spark Features
US
Further Adventures
US
Merino Films
US
- CE
Cedar Road
US
LinLay Productions
US
MACRO
US
Key crew
- ProducerJosh Peters
- ProducerSaba Zerehi
- ProducerBen Stillman
- Executive ProducerJennifer J. Pritzker
- Executive ProducerRobina Riccitiello
- Executive ProducerIsaac Ericson
- Executive ProducerMeredith Crowley
- Executive ProducerJonathan Weiner
- Executive ProducerGrace Lay
- Executive ProducerSakurako Fisher
- Executive ProducerTyler Bagley
- Production DesignMarina Pérez Ramírez
- EditorDaysha Broadway
- EditorWalter Thompson-Hernández
- Stunt CoordinatorChristopher Chabriel
- Art DirectionHaven J. Kim
- Executive ProducerJon Batiste
- Executive ProducerDanielle Brooks
- Executive ProducerShaka King
- Executive ProducerJ. Alphonse Nicholson
- First Assistant DirectorJosh Montes
- Co-ProducerJosh Montes
- Costume DesignMaya Edmond
- Executive ProducerRachel Jacobs
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- surreal
- coming of age
- all black cast
- meditative
- pre-teen
- legacy
- family legacy
- lyrical
- father son relationship
- overactive imagination
- based on short film
- independent film
- father son estrangement
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2026-01-24· Sundance Film Festival
- Premiere2026-04-01· Desertscape International Film Festival
- Premiere2026-04-04· Maryland Film Festival
- Premiere2026-04-12· Miami Film Festival / Portland Panorama Film Festival
- Premiere2026-04-16· Cleveland International Film Festival / Phœnix Film Festival
- Premiere2026-04-11· Florida Film Festival
- Premiere2026-04-18· RiverRun International Film Festival
- Premiere2026-04-24· Dallas International Film Festival / Zeitgeist Minnesota Film Festival
- Premiere2026-04-17· Ashland Independent Film Festival
- Premiere2026-04-30· Dallas International Film Festival / San Francisco International Film Festival
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International titles
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