Yvette Boakye

Hard Truths

Pansy is a woman so full of rage that every interaction she has devolves into lashing out, whether at her utterly cowed husband and son, or random strangers who have the temerity to address her. In contrast, her younger sister Chantelle lives with her two vivacious daughters and plies a successful trade as a hairdresser, putting clients at their ease all day long. Yet beneath Pansy’s abrasive exterior are hints of a more fragile psyche, one motivated by fear and damaged by repressed pain.

Love the Sinner

11-year-old Joanna tries to understand grief through her mother’s reaction to Princess Diana’s death.

Traces

When a young woman receives an unanticipated phone call, she embarks on a volatile journey with the man she passionately loves. Tormented by a conflicted state of mind, she must face the reality of their love and make a decision that will impact the ongoing state of their union.

Hard Truths

Pansy is a woman so full of rage that every interaction she has devolves into lashing out, whether at her utterly cowed husband and son, or random strangers who have the temerity to address her. In contrast, her younger sister Chantelle lives with her two vivacious daughters and plies a successful trade as a hairdresser, putting clients at their ease all day long. Yet beneath Pansy’s abrasive exterior are hints of a more fragile psyche, one motivated by fear and damaged by repressed pain.

Love the Sinner

11-year-old Joanna tries to understand grief through her mother’s reaction to Princess Diana’s death.

Traces

When a young woman receives an unanticipated phone call, she embarks on a volatile journey with the man she passionately loves. Tormented by a conflicted state of mind, she must face the reality of their love and make a decision that will impact the ongoing state of their union.