The Wall Street Boy () is a Kenyan-Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Charles Uwagbai and released in 2023.Ed Rampell, "Pan African Film Festival: ‘Kipkemboi’ and ‘A Double Life’". People's World, March 14, 2024. The film stars Thamela Mpumlwana as Kipkemboi, a young mathematical genius from rural Kenya who is forced to give up a scholarship to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to stay with his family after his father dies, and then develops a computer algorithm that allows him to play the stock market and enrich his family and community.Alan Ng, "The Wall Street Boy: Kipkemboi". Film Threat, December 2, 2024.
The cast also includes Elsie Abang, Vinessa Antoine, Millicent Boella, Kevin Hanchard, David Cubitt, Elijah Morrison and Idrissa Sanogo in supporting roles.
The film premiered at the Africa International Film Festival in November 2023,Blessing Enenaite, "AFRIFF set to screen ‘Kipkemboi’". The Punch, November 4, 2023. before going into wider commercial release in 2024.Michele Willens, "'Wall Street Boy,' A Financial Espionage Thriller Set in a Dusty Kenyan Village". Chelsea News, December 9, 2024.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Africa Movie Academy Awards 2024 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Elsie Abang "Femi Adebayo wins big, emerges best supporting actor at 20th AMAA". Pulse, November 3, 2024. Best Film by an African Living Abroad Khadijat Lawal, "FULL LIST: Jagun Jagun, The Weekend, Others Shine At 2024 Africa Movie Academy Awards". Channels TV, November 3, 2024. Best Cinematography Rudolf Blahacek Best Editing J.L. Munce Best Production Design Joel Richardson Best Sound Best Visual Effects Directors Guild of Canada 2024 Best Production Design, Limited-Budget Film Joel Richardson Connie Thiessen, "23rd annual DGC Awards announced". Broadcast Dialogue, October 28, 2024. NAACP Image Awards 2025 Outstanding International Motion Picture Kimberly Nordyke, "NAACP Image Awards: Beyoncé and Daughter Blue Ivy Carter Among Night Two Non-Televised Winners". The Hollywood Reporter, February 19, 2025. Canadian Screen Awards 2025 Best Original Score Amin Bhatia "2025 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS CBC/RADIO-CANADA NOMINATIONS BY PROGRAM". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, March 26, 2025.
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