沃尔特·汤普森-赫南德兹，Walter Thompson-Hernández was born in Los Angeles. While working for the New York Times, he authored the book “The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America’s Urban Heartland”, which is currently being adapted into a film. In 2025, Netflix released his documentary UNTOLD: SHOOTING GUARDS. His first feature film, KITES, followed that same year. IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME is based on his short film of the same title from 2022.