IF

Bea is a 12-year-old girl who returns to her grandmother’s Brooklyn home while her father waits for heart surgery. Her mother died years earlier, so the hospital brings back Bea’s fear of losing another parent. She discovers that she can see imaginary friends who have been forgotten as their children grow up. She joins Cal, her neighbor, in trying to reconnect the friends with people who once imagined them. Bea takes an active part in finding homes for the IFs, including helping a boy in the hospital connect with his imaginary friend and helping Blue meet his grown-up child. The IFs also help Bea face her grief and speak honestly to her father. Her grandmother shares a tender memory of her own childhood dream, while the film links imagination with keeping a bond across generations. The tone mixes colorful fantasy and jokes with family sadness and a gentle message about holding on to joy as people grow up.