The EKSPATS - We're Going to Africa
In this biting satire, a quintessential American family moves to Nigeria in search of better opportunity. Their main breadwinner is Bill Diamond, a middling consultant with a dim future here in the States. He leaps at the offer to work for a Nigerian magnate, Solomon Babatunde, and informs his wife they are moving. Having not been consulted, she balks until he assures her the trip will further his career. She wants to get ahead, too, so she agrees.
The question of whether this is a wise move, and whether their lack of worldly experience leaves them naive to many risks, will be answered after their jet lands in Africa. They may not even make it out of the airport in one piece, but they will press on anyway, because that is what strivers do.
Helmer Ron Myrick, an animation veteran with an industry career spanning over forty years, sends two distinct cultures on a collision course in this TV pilot. The chances for laughs, insights and social commentary are high amidst this offbeat plot, and he succeeds in scoring many points. At the same time, he leaves the audience wondering what will happen to this downtrodden family as they try to rise out of their mundane existence.
You can watch the trailer here: The EKSPATS Trailer
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