The 14th Annual Saint Augustine Film Festival is January 11-14 and the LMCC wants to highlight two of the films featured in particular which are SIDNEY (on January 13th at 11:00 AM) and KEMBA (on January 14th at 3:15 PM).

KEMBA  Directed by Kelley Kali

Based on the true story of Kemba Smith, a college student falls in love with a man, only to learn he is a drug kingpin who leads her down a path of abuse and manipulation, placing her in the middle of the government’s “war on drugs,” and ultimately landing her in federal prison.

The viewer cannot be faulted for wondering how such a fateful meeting of two young people could end up in such a calamitous collision. Director Kelley Kali lays it out step by step with archival footage, well written scenes exposing the myriad of political errors and a brilliant cast that pulls it all together.  Kudos to Nesta Cooper in the title role.  Stick around for the closing credits and meet onscreen the people who lived this story.  

KEMBA will be showing on Sunday, January 14 at 3:15pm in the Gamache-Koger Theatre.