If I Go Will They Miss Me
In Watts, California, a 12-year-old boy attempts to connect with his distant father following his incarceration while sensing mysterious visions, from airplanes and Greek gods, that seem to follow him through his everyday world.
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Cast
18 people
Bodhi Dell
Lil Ant
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Coma
J. Alphonse Nicholson
Big Ant
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Lanterns
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Danielle Brooks
Lozita
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Peacemaker
Orange Is the New Black
Kelvin Adekunle
2-Moon Friend
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City of Love
Crossed
Bre-Z
Jenn
Known for
All American
Empire
Myles Bullock
JJ
Known for
Marvel's Runaways
BMF
J.J. Boone
Julia Rose
Known for
Nothing to Lose
Evil Angel
Zaria Kelley
Acacia
Known for
Bad Hair
Mark K. Lane III
Trae
Also in
The Protector
Abbott Elementary
Kameron J Meadows
Lil Big Ant
Known for
Wonder Man
Jeremiah King
Young JJ
Also in
Moving On
Young. Wild. Free.
McColm Cephas Jr.
Kid Deshawn
Known for
A Ghost Story
Walter Thompson-Hernández Director · Malcolm Parson Composer Michael Cambio Fernandez Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $981K · Budget $120K · United States release September 11, 2026
Box office
Budget
$120,000
Worldwide gross
$980,652
Gross vs. budget
8.2×
Production
Spark Features
Production
Further Adventures
Production
Merino Films
Production
Cedar Road
Production
LinLay Productions
Production
MACRO
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 24, 2026
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · September 11, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States
April 1, 2026 · Premiere · Desertscape International Film Festival
April 4, 2026 · Premiere · Maryland Film Festival
April 11, 2026 · Premiere · Florida Film Festival
April 12, 2026 · Premiere · Miami Film Festival / Portland Panorama Film Festival
April 16, 2026 · Premiere · Cleveland International Film Festival / Phœnix Film Festival
April 17, 2026 · Premiere · Ashland Independent Film Festival
April 18, 2026 · Premiere · RiverRun International Film Festival
April 24, 2026 · Premiere · Dallas International Film Festival / Zeitgeist Minnesota Film Festival
April 25, 2026 · Premiere · Ashland Independent Film Festival / San Francisco International Film Festival
April 26, 2026 · Premiere · Milwaukee Film Festival / San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
April 29, 2026 · Premiere · Atlanta Film Festival
April 30, 2026 · Premiere · Dallas International Film Festival / San Francisco International Film Festival
May 5, 2026 · Premiere · Chicago Critics Film Festival
May 12, 2026 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
May 15, 2026 · Premiere · Cinetopia International Film Festival
May 22, 2026 · Premiere · Fort Myers Film Festival
May 30, 2026 · Premiere · Berkshire International Film Festival
June 5, 2026 · Premiere · Brooklyn Film Festival
June 10, 2026 · Premiere · American Independent Film Festival
June 20, 2026 · Premiere · Bentonville Film Festival
July 12, 2026 · Premiere · Maine International Film Festival
September 18, 2026 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 2, 2026 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Canada
April 19, 2026 · Premiere · TIFF Next Wave Film Festival
September 19, 2026 · Premiere · Atlantic International Film Festival
Czechia
May 30, 2026 · Premiere · Zlín International Film Festival
France
September 7, 2026 · Premiere · Deauville American Film Festival
October 13, 2026 · Premiere · Festival International du Film de La Roche-sur-Yon
January 6, 2027 · Theatrical
Germany
June 28, 2026 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
Mexico
April 30, 2026 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival: CDMX
November 20, 2026 · Premiere · Festival Internacional de Cine en Ensenada (FICEns)
Netherlands
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
New Zealand
August 4, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Romania
August 12, 2026 · Premiere · Anonimul International Independent Film Festival
South Africa
July 25, 2026 · Premiere · Durban International Film Festival
South Korea
April 30, 2026 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Spain
April 28, 2026 · Premiere · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Film Festival
Switzerland
July 6, 2026 · Premiere · Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
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