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Kemba 2024
BiographicalBiographical drama
A 2024 American biographical legal drama film, Kemba follows the true story of Kemba Smith, a college student charged as a co-conspirator in her boyfriend's drug-trafficking scheme. In 1994, she received a sentence of 24.5 years in federal prison. The case attracted national attention and support from groups like the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, leading President Bill Clinton to grant her executive clemency after 6.5 years. Smith later worked as a criminal justice advocate and public speaker. The film was written by Christine Swanson and directed by Kelley Kali, starring Nesta Cooper, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Michelle Hurd. Smith served as executive producer. It premiered at the Pan African Film Festival on February 15, 2024 and was released by BET+ on February 22, 2024.
Cast
- Nesta CooperKemba Smith
- Sean Patrick ThomasGus Smith
- Michelle HurdOdessa Smith
- Cameron DyePresident Bill Clinton
- Kelsey ScottMichelle
- Siddiq SaundersonKhalif
- Stephen RuffinJamal
- Ron Clinton SmithFederal Marshall Smith
- Andrea LaingNewscaster
- June CarrylElaine Jones
- The Walking Dead season 11Matthew
- Pat DortchGeorge Kendall
Crew
- Director
- Kelley Kali
- Writer
- Christine Swanson
- Producer
- Rob Pfaltzgraff, Stacey Parks, Lana Link
- Cinematography
- Rasa Partin
- Editing
- Kristina Kromer
- Music
- Stanley A. Smith
Details
- Production
- BET, Moving Picture Institute
- Distributor
- BET+
