From the official press release:

Eric Byler’s TRE open Friday in Los Angeles:

"The all-Asian cast I chose for "Charlotte Sometimes" confused some viewers because they had come to expect an overt political commentary when confronted with ethnic faces in American films. My follow-up "Tre" feature mixed Asian (“hapa”) romantic leads and also ignores ethnicity, favoring humanity as its focus and theme. At its core, "Tre" is an exploration of how the idea of love, and our near religious faith in it, can lead us to make promises we don't intend to keep, to covet what is not ours, and to submit to impulses and compulsions we may spend the rest of our lives regretting. This can be true for an Asian American, a half Asian, or any person for that matter. In a sense, "Tre" reasserts the right of ethnic artists to tell stories about our communities without focusing on the issue of race…without political agenda. You might say that claiming this right is an artistic agenda with political implications."
—Eric Byler Jan. 2008

Eric Byler is the director of “Tre,” “Charlotte Sometimes” (nominated for an Independent Spirit Award) and “Americanese.” He is also an APAP board member and a very active activist. His YouTube video series on the immigration debate, called 9500Liberty, has been featured it The Washington Post.

Synopsis:
Tre arrives unannounced at a secluded mountain home where his friends Gabe and Kakela allow him to crash on their couch. But Kakela becomes increasingly annoyed with Tre when he begins a revenge-fueled sexual affair with her best friend, Nina. As Kakela watches Nina's marriage unravel, she begins to question her devotion to Gabe. Unsure of her motives, she accepts a dare devised by Tre -- a simple 10-second experiment that changes her life forever.

Sexual competition and moral ambiguity are the only constants in Eric Byler's searing follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2003 Independent Spirit Award nominated film, "Charlotte Sometimes," the sexy anti-romance celebrated by film critic Roger Ebert as a "breakthrough for Asian American cinema."

“Tre” was co-written by Byler and lead actress Kimberly-Rose Wolter (“Kakela”) also featuring Daniel Cariaga, Alix Koromzay and Erik McDowell. Winner of the Special Jury Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

www.trethemovie.com

Check out some scenes and the trailer from “Tre” and post a comment:
TRE Clip #1
TRE Clip #2
Trailer
Laemmle's Sunset 5 (8000 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046, (323) 848-3500)

Showtimes: 12:30, 2:45, 5:10, 7:30, 9:55

Q&A with director Eric Byler and co-writer/lead actress Kimberly-Rose Wolter
Friday, Feb. 1st after the 7:30PM show & Saturday, Feb. 2nd after the 5:10PM & 7:30PM shows

Buy tickets now at www.laemmle.com
Laemmle's One Colorado

42 Miller Alley
Old Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 744-1224

Showtimes: 12:45, 3:00, 5:25, 7:40, 10:00

Q&A with director Eric Byler and co-writer/lead actress Kimberly-Rose Wolter
Friday, Feb. 1st after the 7:30PM show
Saturday, Feb. 2nd after the 5:10PM & 7:30PM shows