There’s something in the air in If I Go Will They Miss Me. Planes drone overhead constantly in this lyrical, Moonlight-coded debut, a feature-length expansion of Walter Thompson-Hernández’s earlier short of the same name. Beneath them, a father and son circle each other in a jagged dance of longing, legacy, and quiet double-edged disappointment. Big Ant (J. Alphonse Nicholson) is a man defined by absence; absent during long stretches of incarceration, and absent emotionally even when he’s physically present. His son, Little Ant (Bodhi Dell), watches him like a mythic figure, both larger-than-life and heartbreakingly small. There’s tension in their bond, Big Ant knows he’s not the man his son should emulate, but he’s too damaged, too volatile to pivot. Or even try to explain himself. Read More