Kemba

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. In a tragic turn of events, Kemba is charged as a co-conspirator to Khalif’s drug-trafficking crimes and sentenced to 24.5 years in federal prison with no opportunity for parole, placing her in the middle of the government’s “war on drugs.” Never losing hope, her parents, 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.