Where the light comes in
A Memoir by Kema Ward
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Official Release September 24, 2025
"The film cracked me open.
The book is what poured out.
Thank you for holding what the camera couldn’t catch."
~ Kema
Kema
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The life that inspired the film.
Where the Light Comes In is the memoir born from the same truth that shaped the documentary film KEMA.
It dives deeper into the story, told in Kema Ward’s own voice, with space to reflect, remember, and reclaim. The memoir stands beside the film as its own body of work, offering a different but equally intimate entry point.
Through vivid storytelling, she shares her journey through illness, loss, motherhood, migration, and ancestral memory.
The film gives you the visual language. This memoir gives you the unfiltered voice.