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Charlotte Sometimes (film)
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Charlotte Sometimes is a 2002 film written, directed, and produced by Eric Byler
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as a breakthrough for Asian American
filmmakers, Charlotte Sometimes is a "mysterious and erotic" romance exploring the kinds of love for which there are no names or clear arrangements.
Michael Idemoto (Sunsets) stars as Michael, a reclusive auto mechanic captivated by an enigmatic drifter (Jacqueline Kim, 2003 Spirit Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress). Eugenia Yuan
co-stars as Michael’s tenant and best friend who, despite her live-in boyfriend (Matt Westmore), may hold the key to Michael’s heart.
When the women in Michael’s life meet face to face, Michael is forced to chose between a daring tryst with an alluring stranger, and the habitual comfort of his bittersweet obsession.
The score was written by Michael Brook (An Inconvenient Truth), who also scored Eric Bayler's films "Tre," "Americanese," and "9500 Liberty" (in post production).
Eric Byler
Eric Byler is an American film director, screenwriter and political activist. He identifies as hapa biracial, born to a Chinese American mother and a white American father. He grew up in Virginia, Hawaii , and California. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1994, majoring in film...
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Plot
Nominated for two 2003 Independent Spirit Awards, and hailed by Roger EbertRoger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.Ebert is known for his film review column and for the television programs Sneak Previews, At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, and Siskel and Ebert and The...
as a breakthrough for Asian American
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
filmmakers, Charlotte Sometimes is a "mysterious and erotic" romance exploring the kinds of love for which there are no names or clear arrangements.
Michael Idemoto (Sunsets) stars as Michael, a reclusive auto mechanic captivated by an enigmatic drifter (Jacqueline Kim, 2003 Spirit Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress). Eugenia Yuan
Eugenia Yuan
-Biography:A Hong Kong Film Awards winner and daughter of martial arts legend Cheng Pei Pei, Eugenia Yuan started out her career not as an actress, but as a rhythmic gymnast for the U.S...
co-stars as Michael’s tenant and best friend who, despite her live-in boyfriend (Matt Westmore), may hold the key to Michael’s heart.
When the women in Michael’s life meet face to face, Michael is forced to chose between a daring tryst with an alluring stranger, and the habitual comfort of his bittersweet obsession.
Cast
- Michael Idemoto - Michael
- Eugenia YuanEugenia Yuan-Biography:A Hong Kong Film Awards winner and daughter of martial arts legend Cheng Pei Pei, Eugenia Yuan started out her career not as an actress, but as a rhythmic gymnast for the U.S...
- Lori - Matt Westmore - Justin
- Jacqueline Kim - Charlotte/Darcy
- Kimberly-Rose WolterKimberly-Rose WolterKimberly-Rose Wolter is an American actor, writer, producer and co-founder of VS Theatre company in Los Angeles.-Film:Wolter, has written and starred in two feature films, 2003's "Tre" which won the Special Jury Prize at the 2007 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival and "Knots"...
- Kakela - Shizuko HoshiShizuko HoshiShizuko Hoshi is an American actress and theatre director living in Southern California. She is a graduate of Tokyo Women's College and University of Southern California...
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Awards and nominations
- Won the Audience Award at the SXSWSouth by SouthwestSouth by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
Film Festival - Won Best Picture at the San Diego Asian Film FestivalSan Diego Asian Film FestivalThe San Diego Asian Film Festival is an annual event organized by the San Diego Asian Film Foundation. The festival was first held in 2000 at the University of San Diego by the Asian American Journalists Association of San Diego.-Organization Overview:...
- Won the Special Jury Prize at the Florida International Film Festival
- Nominated for two 2003 Independent Spirit Awards: The John Cassavetes Award (Best First Feature under $500,000), and Best Supporting Female (Jacqueline Kim)
- Featured in the 2003 Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film FestivalRoger Ebert's Overlooked Film FestivalEbertfest: Roger Ebert's Film Festival, originally known as Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival but commonly referred to as simply Ebertfest, is an annual film festival held every April in Champaign, Illinois, United States, organized by the College of Media at the University of Illinois...
. After the film's showing, he interviewed director Byler, executive producer John Bard Manulis, and cast members Idemoto and Kim
Music
- Cody ChesnuTTCody ChesnuTTCody Chesnutt is an American R&B and neo soul musician.-Biography:Cody Chesnutt is an African American musician from Atlanta, Georgia, whose music blends elements of rock, funk, soul, hip hop, and blues. Chesnutt and his former band, The Crosswalk, had a brief stint with Hollywood Records in which...
appears as himself in the film, performing on stage, and several of his songs are featured in the soundtrack.
The score was written by Michael Brook (An Inconvenient Truth), who also scored Eric Bayler's films "Tre," "Americanese," and "9500 Liberty" (in post production).