“I think there has been a lot of focus on Black male experiences and voices, and I’m just glad that there is room for something else. I think [for] us as females, it is important…to be depicted in a way that is true and honest and unapologetic”

“I was inspired by my grandmother, because we had a very close relationship where she practically raised me. When she died, I realised there was a big chunk of her that life I didn’t know about.”

“I just fell in love with her bravery and vision to tell a story that is sometimes stark and brutal; but full of joy and amazingly beautiful characters.”

“Hold your nerve and hang on in there because you can find your way into the miracle of being alive.”