About Cecile Labar

Cecile Labar is an author, playwright, and screenwriter whose work is shaped by faith, vision, and perseverance. Her writing carries the warmth of lived experience, the honesty of real people, and the belief that stories can change both the audience and the storyteller.

1983 to 1985

Completed studies at Croydon College, earning a Certificate of Qualification in Social Work.

1986 to 1990

Worked as an Education Welfare Officer and Education Social Worker, supporting young people and families.

1991

Studied at The Center of the Media Arts in Manhattan, New York, earning a Diploma in Broadcast Announcing.

2000

Completed her first motion picture screenplay, originally titled Amazing Caring Girls, later developed into Amazing Caring Woman.

2001

Returned to New York, Long Island with her son and continued building her life while developing her writing.

2005

Began caregiving work as a Home Health Aide, continuing to write alongside her responsibilities.

2011

Became a Seventh-day Adventist, deepening a faith journey that continues to shape her values and storytelling.

2025

Completed proofreading for the screenplay Time Mission and began preparing for pitching and production conversations.

Featured in America Inspire Magazine’s 2025 Collection.

From Kingston to London:
The Roots of Resilience

Cecile’s story begins in Kingston, Jamaica, where her early life was shaped by simplicity and hardship. When change arrived before she was ready for it, faith became her anchor. Her grandmother comforted her, brought her to church, and taught her the 23rd Psalm, a lesson that stayed with Cecile and continued to steady her through seasons of uncertainty.

When Cecile later arrived in London, she stepped into an entirely different world. The weather, the pace, and the blend of cultures expanded her view of people and language. That contrast became part of how she writes. Her characters may speak in different rhythms and levels of formality, but they share one reality: different worlds can still meet in a single story.

Published Books

Countries that Shaped Her Voice

Screenplays Written

Finding Art in the Ordinary

In her early twenties, Cecile worked as a Child Care Officer, supporting young people through difficult circumstances. It was there she saw how storytelling can soften a hard environment and give people a moment of relief. Writing was not just creativity for her. It became a way to connect, encourage, and bring light into heavy places.

Over time, her creative work took many forms: poetry, lyrics, treatments, screenplays, and stage writing. Each format became another way to explore what Cecile returns to again and again: the power of friendship, the cost of loyalty, and the strength it takes to hold onto faith when life does not move on your timeline.

Creating Amazing Caring Woman

Cecile’s stage play Amazing Caring Woman centers on three women whose friendship begins in a London hair salon and grows into the kind of support system people quietly pray for. The story explores marriage pressure, personal secrets, and spiritual searching with warmth, humor, and natural dialogue. Her characters are faithful, eager, and diverse in their British culture, but with immigrant roots. Cecile’s goal is simple: to tell the truth about relationships without using shock value. She believes it is possible to write about love and hard choices in a way that respects the audience and still feels honest.

A Legacy of Faith and Humanity

Cecile’s work is rooted in gratitude and humanity. The jewish prayer book gives her peace, and she is contemplating writing a will, a reminder that faith and reflection are not only themes in her life, but daily companions.

When asked what matters most, Cecile returns to something simple: having good friends throughout your life is a must. It is a belief that shows up clearly in her storytelling, where friendship is not background. It is often the thing that saves someone.

The Message That Endures

The tale of her journey from one small house in Kingston to the stages of London and the pages of international publishing is a testimony that the stories can change not only the audience but the storyteller in the process.