SDAFF Alumnus Eric Byler's "My Life Disoriented" Premieres on Dec. 26

Starring Karin Anna Cheung (Better Luck Tomorrow), Tamlyn Tomita (The Joy Luck Club), Dennis Dun (Big Trouble In Little China), Autumn Reeser (The O.C.), and Di Quon (Maid In Manhattan), "My Life Disoriented" is a new TV series that explores nuances unique to the Asian American experience. Life gets turned upside down for Bay Area teens Kimberlee and Aimee when their father loses his job and relocates the family to Bakersfield. Suddenly, Kimberlee and Aimee are two of only a handful of Asian American kids at their school.

In episode one, Kimberlee quickly makes friends with a street-smart outcast named Tisa, but the new friendship is strained when three "popular" girls take Kimberlee under their wing. Meanwhile, Aimee puts on a brave face for the sake of the family, but shares the cause of her secret suffering with her peculiar, mixed-race cousin, Phil.

The future of the show could well depend on audience response to the pilot episode airing as part of the acclaimed series, "Independent Lens." The creators of "My Life Disoriented," including actor Quon, writer Claire Yorita Lee, and director Eric Byler (Charlotte Sometimes, AMERICANese), are asking people across the country to email PBS to request more air dates (with better air times — some PBS affiliates are showing it at 3 AM) and to express interest in seeing the show become a series.

Email KPBS: letters@kpbs.org

Find out when "My Life Disoriented" airs in your area: http://deerstudio.com/myspace.mld/

Official web site: www.MyLifeDisoriented.com

"My Life Disoriented" on myspace: www.myspace.com/MyLifeDisoriented