kai alonté

Dzifa has spent much of her life feeling out of place. Haunted by difficult family relationships and exhausted by repeated cycles of burnout, unstable employment, and housing insecurity, she struggles to find a sense of safety and belonging. Her closest source of support is Tatiana, her charismatic best friend, whose confidence and determination often help Dzifa navigate life’s challenges. Despite their differences, the two women share a desire to live authentically and free themselves from the expectations imposed on them as Black women. Their friendship faces its greatest test when tragedy strikes Tatiana’s family. After the sudden death of Tatiana’s infant son, Luca, Dzifa returns to Boston to support her friend and help prepare for the funeral. But grief soon gives way to a bitter family conflict. Tatiana’s partner and his parents begin questioning her ability to care for her surviving daughter, Maddie, threatening to turn an already devastating loss into a custody battle. Caught between two opposing families, Dzifa must decide how far she is willing to go to protect her friend. When Tatiana asks her for an extraordinary favour, Dzifa faces an impossible choice between loyalty to someone she loves and the need to protect her own well-being. With humour, emotional honesty, and an unflinching look at complicated family relationships, Somewhere Soft to Land explores female friendship, grief, motherhood, and the burden of respectability politics. It asks whether unconditional loyalty is always an act of love—and whether true friendship sometimes requires the courage to establish boundaries.