RECOMMENDED Eric Byler’s 2002 “Charlotte Sometimes” was an evocative, lo-fi slice of modern life, with sex and race at the center of the lives of his quarter of characters. There’s something piercing about how he looks at the world, embodied by a recent quote about his third feature, “Tre.” ” 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.” But Byler is also fiercely adept at infidelity and transgression: “Tre”‘s tale of a trouble-making guest will be like a house on fire to those who get it. An interesting note: some characters overlap with “Charlotte Sometimes.” (Ray Pride) Byler will appear after screenings Fri-Sat.
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