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As
exclusively
first
reported
by
Blavity’s
Shadow
and
Act,
BET+
just
dropped
the
trailer
for
Kemba,
a
new
upcoming
film
directed
by
Kelley
Kali
and
starring
Nesta
Cooper,
Michelle
Hurd,
Siddiq
Saunderson,
and
Sean
Patrick
Thomas.
The
true
story
and
career
of
Kemba
Smith,
a
criminal
justice
reform
advocate
inspires
Kemba.
The
film
is
set
to
debut
Feb.
22
on
BET+
Here’s
the
official
synopsis:
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Based
on
the
true
story
of
Kemba
Smith,
“Kemba”
follows
the
journey
of
a
sheltered
college
student
who
falls
in
love
with
a
man,
only
to
find
out
he
isn’t
who
he
seems.
When
Kemba
learns
of
her
boyfriend
Khalif’s
true
identity
as
a
drug
kingpin,
he
turns
abusive—grooming
straight-laced
Kemba
to
overlook
his
illicit
dealings.
Though
she
never
dealt
or
handled
drugs,
in
a
tragic
turn
of
events,
Kemba
receives
an
outrageous
sentence
for
her
boyfriend’s
crimes—placing
her
in
the
middle
of
the
government’s
“war
on
drugs.”
Never
losing
hope,
her
parents,
Gus
and
Odessa
Smith,
along
with
an
attorney
with
the
NAACP
Legal
Defense
Fund
launch
a
campaign
for
appeal
and
later
clemency,
harnessing
the
power
of
Black
civic
organizations,
sororities,
celebrities,
and
lawmakers
to
help
free
Kemba.
Christine
Swanson
penned
the
Kemba
script.
Producers
include
Rob
Pfaltzgraff,
Lana
Link,
and
Stacey
Parks.
Nick
Reid,
Kemba
Smith,
Constance
Orlando,
and
Maureen
Guthman
serve
as
executive
producers.