Natasha Kizmet's life has unfolded like a female version of Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat and Bruno, though with more topless scenes. Natasha came to America with a thick Uzbekistan accent, a dream of making it in show business, and a bombshell figure—-all of which got her into some precarious situations. Along the way she produced an acclaimed belly dancing show and modeled for a topless website. While interviewing pornstars at a Las Vegas convention, producer Michael Drumm saw something special in her improvisational skills and asked, "Why don't we just make a movie about you?" What resulted was Natasha Kizmet the Movie, a blend of mocumentary and biography.
I spoke with Natasha as she prepares to come to St. Pete for the Nomadic Tendencies Film Fest at the Beach Theatre. Below is an excerpt from our full interview, which you can listen to for free below.
Shawn Alff: How much of the film is based on true events?
Natasha Kizmet: 70% of the movie is true. It's kind of my biography of being in the United States. It was so funny because one of my friends, she seen the movie and then she says, 'Natasha, I'm worried about you. Did you find some job? Do you want to work with me in hospital.'
SA: You have a string of bad jobs in the movie to support yourself. Did you ever resort to stripping in real life?
NK: I have done a little bit because I needed to understand the job. I haven't stripped professionally… I teach people how to belly dance, and one of my students is a stripper… When she told me she was an entertainer, I was shocked. I was like 'No way, Jesus Christ. How can you do this job.' But actually there is nothing wrong with this job. Sometimes people misunderstand this job. They think it's escort, or it's whorehouse, and it's not. A lot of women with a lot of different lives come there because somebody needs to go to school or somebody needs to support her family or boyfriend. It's very interesting world. A lot of different cultures there.
SA: Did Ron Jeremy even know he was going to be in your movie or was your scene with him improvised?
NK: We didn't plan to have Ron Jeremy in the movie at all… At the porn convention Michael Drumm says, oh look, Ron Jeremy, you have to get him in the movie. I'm like 'How the hell am I going to get him in the movie?' So, I'm kind of circling him like shark… He waves me over and there was huge line and he forgot about all this line… He was very nice. He didn't touch me or try to do anything. He asks, 'Who are you, are you pornstar? And I'm like, 'Not yet and I hope I never be'… I say we're actually here filming a movie and I would really like you to be in it. He says 'Okay. Not a problem,' and he give me his business card and this other card… This second card had his hotel room number…
SA: You brought your 70-year-old father to Miami while you were filming at the Exxxotica porn convention?
NK: We brought him there by day because he never seen it and he take a couple pictures with all the sexy girls and he was very, how you say, he actually got satisfied. He was really happy.
SA: Are you excited about attending the Nomadic Tendencies Film Fest with your movie?
NK: Yes, it will be great. I would love to to see my fans. I love to interact with people and be right in the middle of it. Be center of attention. And I'll make sure to wear very, very, sexy nice dress. Yes.
See Natasha Kizmet the Movie and meet the star live Sunday September 12 at 9pm at the Beach Theatre in St. Pete Beach. Visit Natasha at natashakizmet.com. Download the podcast for free below, check out old episodes, and email me if you think your story should appear on the next sexcast.
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This article appears in Sep 2-8, 2010.