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The story of an African boy in a mud hut who brings the world financial markets to their knees.

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Arrested on suspicion of terrorism, Kipkemboi, a poor boy from a small African village, is forced by the local police to tell his incredible story. A math genius from childhood, he must pass up a MIT scholarship when his father dies and stay at home to provide for his family. As he struggles with his dreams slipping away, his girlfriend, Chipchirchir, gives him a used book from the local market that changes his life, Quants: How Mathematicians took over Wall Street. Inspired, he develops an algorithm of his own to play the stock market. Trading from a cobbled-together computer powered by a car battery and broadcasting from a mud hut, the algorithm turns out to be an astronomical success generating millions of dollars and attracting the attention of international financial kingpins, local police and the elders of his own village. When they all collide at Kipkemboi’s mud hut, the resulting clash forces Kipkemboi and Chipchirchir to run for their lives. Surviving by their wits, they are chased across the African countryside. Convinced the only hope is to give his algorithm away online to Africans, Kipkemboi meets up with Kenya’s most wanted computer hacker in Nairobi’s biggest slum, Kibera.  With his life in jeopardy and jail almost a certainty, one question remains, how could a simple farm boy bring down the global financial system.

 

With his life in jeopardy and jail almost a certainty, one question remains, how could a simple farm boy bring down the global financial system and how far is the international world order willing to go to silence his story? 

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Director, Charles Uwagbai is an award-winning, passionate filmmaker. He is a Nigerian Canadian. In the last 10 years, he has directed TV ads, theatrical releases and over 20 movies for international power house IrokoTV(Canal Plus). He directed THE GHOST AND THE TOUT - 17th highest grossing Nollywood film ever - showing on Netflix. Charles recently produced and directed BLOOD OF ENOGIE drama series, showcasing the incredibly rich culture of the Benin Empire. Charles’ produced films have premiered in the USA, Canada Europe.

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Kipkemboi is written by Joel Richardson and produced by Jennifer Jonas and Leonard Farlinger

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References include Slumdog Millionaire, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Whale Rider and Queen of Katwe.

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Developed with the assistance of The Harold Greenberg Fund.

 Produced with Telefilm Canada, Ontario Creates and CBC Films. 

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