usf media studies: Eric Byler

In association with the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival:

March 21, 2007
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Harney 232 (where?) (please note change of location)
presenter :: Eric Byler, Film Director of "Charlotte Sometimes" and "Americanese"
title :: Asian Pacific Americans in 2006-2008: Art, Media Representation, and Social Responsibility

Co-sponsored by Asian American Studies & Media Studies

Asian Pacific Americans in 2006-2008:
Art, Media Representation, and Social Responsibility

Award-winning writer/director Eric Byler (Charlotte Sometimes) will share clips from his upcoming theatrical release Americanese and his PBS television pilot My Life Disoriented, as well as YouTube videos he directed as a grassroots volunteer during 2006 Virginia Senate race (including Lost star Daniel Dae Kim’s response to the infamous “Macaca” incident).

Byler will talk about his film and television career, dedicated to transforming the way Asian Pacific Americans are represented in mainstream media, and explain why his endeavors in the arts are intimately connected to his work as a grassroots activist and community organizer. He will also discuss identity issues from the perspective of a Chinese American of mixed ancestry, and how early encounters with prejudice influenced his work as an artist and an activist.

Presentation will also include a preview of Byler’s upcoming documentary about APA political empowerment.

2006 VA Senate Race: Looking Back at Role of Asian Americans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIQ5Nq1ApRQ

Daniel Dae Kim Calls Out the APA Community

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_6Jqv-9oMk

Democratic Party Acknowledges APA Role In Virginia Senate Victory

http://www.democrats.org/a/2006/12/huge_apa_turnou.php

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“A m e r i c a n e s e “

COMING TO THEATERS FALL 2007
http://www.americanesethemovie.com/

Americanese Clip 1 (w/ Chris Tashima, Autumn Reeser, Joan Chen)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTVa5R45NLA