Coming 2026 · Forbes Productions US

Natasha
Escape to America

NATASHA MAIL ORDER BRIDE: ESCAPE TO AMERICA is a full feature comedy that follows the adventures of Natasha, a citizen of Crapistan, who has come to America desperate to be a "True American".

  • Best Script Cinefest Los Angeles
  • Audience Award Los Angeles Film/TV/New Media Festival
  • Semifinalist, Best Script Burbank International Film Festival
  • Best First Time Feature Writer Olympus Film Festival Los Angeles
  • Official Selection Wind International Film Festival

The story

Synopsis

Genre
Comedy, Fiction
Length
78 minutes
Language
English
Target Audience
Men & women, 18–55
Written by
Brooke Forbes & Bob Colleary

An immigrant story about Natasha, from the 4th world country of Crapistan, who is desperate to come to America and live the American Dream. Natasha, a modern-day "Lucille Ball", is ordered by accident when an unsuspecting, socially inept internet mogul has a "Hangover 2" night. This "fish out of water" has 30 days to convince her new husband-to-be that she is the one, or risk getting deported — while both are chased by the Crapistani mob.

Natasha is a cross between Lucille Ball and a female Borat. Ever since she was a little girl growing up in the 4th world country of Crapistan, Natasha has devoured all things American. Finally, through the wonders of the internet, she finds her way to a Bel Air mansion and into the loving arms of a socially inept internet mogul.

With her own "How to Be an American" scrapbook as a guide, Natasha, the upbeat optimist, takes on impossible challenges with wide-eyed enthusiasm. Natasha always gets it done; sometimes it's with guts, sometimes it's just luck, and sometimes it's illegal, but it's always hysterical.

Official key art — Coming 2026

Screening room

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World building

The Land of Crapistan

In the mid 12th century a sea-faring vessel carrying 70 pagan villagers fled England and King Stevens’ murderous hordes in search of a new, free land. The Captain and village Elder, "Binic the Confounded", misinterpreted his compass and sailed blindly on a journey over the North and Baltic Seas into the uncharted inland waterways of Northern Europe.

The journey would end 10 years later on the shores of an uncharted channel north of Khakis, in what we now know as Northern Kazakhstan. On the day of their arrival the pagan tribe met with the native people of the region and, upon welcoming them, were granted livestock and fertile land in which they could settle. It was to be named Crapistan.

Nine hundred years later the Crapistani wall came down. Its population was now 7,000 and its customs remained intact, for the reason that they were completely isolated from the rest of the world. They were an agricultural society, but their land was situated on a subterranean crystal shelf; this increased the magnetic energy tenfold, having a very extraordinary and mystical effect on its people.

Gallery

Stills, Cast & Behind the Scenes

48 frames from the shoot, the wrap party and the festival run.

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