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BLACK HARVEST<\/strong> SPECIAL PRESENTATION<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026, dir. Walter Thompson-Hern\u00e1ndez
USA, 85 min.
In English | Format: Digital<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

November 7 & 12 <\/strong>| Set in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME? follows a young Black father and his imaginative son as they navigate grief, housing precarity, and the enduring bonds of community. Weaving magical realism into the rhythms of everyday life, Walter Thompson-Hern\u00e1ndez crafts a deeply compassionate portrait of love, resilience, and possibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday, November 7, 8:00 p.m. | Presented as the 2026 Black Harvest Visionary Award presentation, the film celebrates Thompson-Hern\u00e1ndez’s singular artistic voice and his contributions to contemporary Black cinema.
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The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 8:00 P.M.<\/strong> & THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 8:15 P.M.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 8:00 P.M. & THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 8:15 P.M. | Set in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME? follows a young Black father and his imaginative son as they navigate grief, housing precarity, and the enduring bonds of community. […]<\/p>\n

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