‘Kemba’ Trailer: Kelley Kali Directs Bet+ Film Starring Nesta Cooper, Michelle Hurd, Sean Patrick Thomas and Siddiq Saunderson

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.