Kemba

Kemba is a 2024 American biographical legal drama film based on the true story of Kemba Smith, a college student charged as a co-conspirator to her college boyfriend's drug-trafficking crimes and sentenced to 24.5 years in federal prison with no opportunity for parole. Nesta Cooper stars as Kemba Smith, while Sean Patrick Thomas plays her father Gus Smith. The film premiered at the Pan African Film Festival on February 15, 2024, and was released by BET+ on February 22, 2024.