ALICIA RICHARDSON is an actor/writer and vocal coach from Boynton Beach, Florida. She graduated from York University’s MFA Acting & Diploma of Voice Teaching Programs. Now a Permanent Resident of Canada, Alicia calls Toronto home. Her body of work spans television, film, theatre, and voice-over. Recent writing credits include: #WINNING (short), The Memory Surgeon (short: official selection for Pinewood Studio’s Lift Off Sessions & Miracle Film Festival), and Solve for X (as Playwright-in-Residence of The Driftwood Theatre Group). She is now in post-production on her latest project, Queen of Hearts, that she wrote with her independent, women-led film production company: Counterbalance Collective. Sweeter is dedicated to her nephew, Jordan–never stop shining and know that you contain multitudes. Much love to family, both chosen and blood!
A story about the risks Caribbean women take to gain permanent residence in Canada and the toll it takes on their bodies, minds and dignity.