‘If I Go Will They Miss Me’: Watch the Official Trailer

Exclusive: Watch the Official ‘If I Go Will They Miss Me’ Trailer Starring Danielle Brooks

The Sundance favorite stars J. Alphonse Nicholson, Danielle Brooks, and Bodhi Dell and hits theaters on September 18.

ByKhal
August 20, 2026

From an acclaimed 2022 short film to having its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival to a theatrical release on September 18, 2026, Walter Thompson-Hernández’s If I Go Will They Miss Me looks like one of the more important films to hit theaters in 2026.

Today, Complex has the official full-length trailer, dropping not too long after the preview got proper cinephiles ready for this visually stunning film.

If I Go Will They Miss Me follows Big Ant (P-Valley star J. Alphonse Nicholson), Lozita (Danielle Brooks, star of The Color Purple), and 12-year-old Lil Ant (Bodhi Dell), or as Lil Ant puts it in the trailer, Poseidon, Medusa, and Pegasus. It’s the story of their relationship as a family, with its ups and downs. Lil Ant needs guidance from parents who, as Lozita says in the trailer, are works in progress. There’s a lot of beauty that’s wrapped up in all of that pain, and If I Go Will They Miss Me captures that in this touching coming-of-age story set in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Much has been said about the film’s visuals; Rich Spirit acquired it after its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year. “If I Go Will They Miss Me was such a labor of love from start to finish,” Thompson-Hernández said. “I’ll never forget watching it on the big screen when we premiered at Sundance, and I can’t wait for audiences nationwide to also experience the film in theaters.”

In the year of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, it’s dope to see a modern tale reflect the same sentiments. Truly shows how timeless those stories are, and how much they apply to all walks of life.

If I Go Will They Miss Me hits theaters on September 18, 2026.