Still from Kipkemboi (2023), by Charles Uwagbai.
Still from Kipkemboi (2023), by Charles Uwagbai.
Kipkemboi
8:00 pm–9:45 pm
Directed by Charles Uwagbai (Canada and Kenya, 2023, 90 min.).
In this bracing thriller, a poor boy from a small African village is arrested on suspicion of terrorism and forced to tell his incredible story to the local police. A math genius from childhood, he had to pass up an MIT scholarship to stay at home to provide for his family. As he struggles with his dreams slipping away, his girlfriend gives him a used book on stock trading that inspires him to create an algorithm that will bring the stock market to its knees.
Wheelchair accessible
In-Person Festival Pass
$165
If you wish to see multiple films in the ROXFILM lineup, purchase a festival pass!
The In-Person Pass grants access to most in-person events in the festival, including those at the MFA, Hibernian Hall, and Massachusetts College of Art and Design. For more information, see roxfilmfest.com.
Available through June 23 at 11:59 pm
Note that additional venues will be listed on your pass purchases as non-MFA screenings.
Admission to the June 19 screening of Paint Me a Road Out of Here is not included with the festival pass. Free tickets are available at the MFA’s Remis box office on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 6 pm on June 19.
Ticket Information
To order tickets by phone, call 1-800-440-6975 ($6 processing fee applies); to order in person, visit any MFA ticket desk.