The Boy Who Never Falls follows nine-year-old Ifeanyi, who has a penchant for movies. His family is on the brink of collapse, and he spends his days on movie sets observing the world he yearns to be a part of.

When his mother decides to leave her abusive marriage, she takes Ifeanyi with her, thrusting them into homelessness. But Ifeanyi decides to leave his mother and embarks on a journey into the world of the Nigerian home video scene in the year 2000, where he meets the good, the bad, and the very ugly.