Americanese - Director's Cut

About Me

This page is about the film Americanese and is managed by its director, Eric Byler (me, yes really, who else would it be, but thanks for asking). Americanese has been purchased by IFC Films and will be released in early 2008. Sorry for the delay -- but there have been problems with contract negotiations.....
Americanese Clip 1: Sylvia hits on Professor Ding
Clip 3: Raymond and his Dad
Clip 5: Underwater Jealousy Flashback

Clip 5: Michael Paul Chan as Jimmy rants about Brenda
This scene has been playfully accused of "lobbing grenades" into the controversy over interracial dating, particularly Asian American women dating outside the race.
Clip 6: Raymond and Aurora seek closure after break-up
If you want more information about the movie, go to this page:
http://www.myspace.com/americanesemovie
If you want more information on Eric Byler apart from Americanese:
http://www.myspace.com/ericbyler
If you just like to look at pictures, there is an Americanese album on my Facebook page .And finally, here is video footage of actors Chris Tashima and Allison Sie, and me with hair so long I had no choice to wear a hat, accepting the Audience Award and a Jury Award at the South by Southwest Film Festival.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

There is also a MySpace page for the PBS television pilot My Life Disoriented which will screen on PBS starting on Dec. 26, 2006.

Here are two sneak preview clips:Several networks are considering picking up the show for a series. If you really want to support us, tell your friends to watch the YouTube clips above, and/or send PBS an E-MAIL saying you like the idea of an Asian Pacific American high school TV show, and would watch it if they continued the series, oh, and ask them to show it again during Asian American Awareness Month (April or May depending on who you ask).

My Blog

August 21 2007 Update

Folks have been asking when is this movie coming out in theaters. I did some checking and found out that it will not be until 2008. There had been plans of releaseing it this fall. That's what I wa...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:58:00 GMT

Americanese / Charlotte Sometimes / Tre

These are some repeat performers between the three films (besides the director).1) Cody ChesnuTT, who contributed four songs to Charlotte Sometimes, performs the song that plays during the football g...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:36:00 GMT

Boston, New York, Chicago, Vassar, New York, Vermont, Philly, UVA

Today was a cool day filming my documentary, shot interviews and a meeting between "Real Virginians" volunteers and DNC officials. Here's where I'm headed in coming days:In Boston, two events Thurs. ...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:27:00 GMT

Update from Chicago fast fast fast

Here goes another one of those blogs where I force myself to type for 5 minutes: I am 27 stories above Chicago right now looking down at the Hardrock Cafe and the world's largest McDonalds apparently...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:40:00 GMT

Americanese photo album with behind the scenes shots

Check out this Americanese photo album on FacebookInstead of sleeping at night, I've been uploading pictures to my new FaceBook page. I try to write something interesting in the captions, kind of lik...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:20:00 GMT

College Tour

Eric and his movies college tour is picking up steam:Depaul University, ChicagoThurs. March 8I'll show clips from Americanese and My Life Disoriented during a presentation called:"Asian Pacific Americ...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:10:00 GMT

Americanese Album on FaceBook

It's easier to load pictures up on FaceBook, so much that I got carried away. Check it out
Posted by on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:00:00 GMT

video from SxSW awards ceremony where we won 2

Actor Chris Tashima posted this on his YouTube page: Click here to read my account of the same evening, written the next day.I was at Yale Univesity for the East Coast Asian American...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:55:00 GMT

Americanese at Yale This Thursday (and other thoughts quickly)

Just got an email from the Yale film fest organizers -- they've got some talented graphic designers up there, check it out.. They're showing Americanese this Thursday and My Life Disoriented the next...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:53:00 GMT

Americanese at U of Virginia and U of Illinonis (MAASU)

I'm planning to appear at University of Virginia on Saturday Apirl 21st and screen Americanese, and be the closing night speaker for UVA's Asian Pacific American Awareness month on Wednesday the 25th....
Posted by on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 11:09:00 GMT