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Boy's Flight Dreams Soar Over LA Pollution
17 Sep
Summary
- A 12-year-old boy's dreams and fantasies are central to the film.
- The story unfolds under the promise of flight and LA's airport pollution.
- Father's complex relationship is explored through mythology and reality.
The film "If I Go Will They Miss Me" centers on Lil Ant, a 12-year-old boy whose imaginative world, filled with dreams of flight and myth, is explored through his narration. His perceptions are shaped by his mother's stories and his father, Anthony Sr., known as Big Ant, whose intermittent presence is marked by past incarcerations.
Set in Los Angeles' Watts neighborhood, the drama unfolds with a poetic visual style, juxtaposing Lil Ant's soaring aspirations with the tangible pollution from nearby aircraft. Big Ant's recent return brings instability, his character portrayed with a restless energy, finding a measure of peace through work at a stable in Compton.
Lil Ant's imagination elevates his father to figures like Pegasus and Poseidon, reflecting a child's boundless creativity in understanding complex family dynamics. The film celebrates a child's right to an expansive imagination as they navigate their reality and aspirations, underscored by a friend's observation of Lil Ant's unique spirit.
