My friend Eric Byler just rescued his film Americanese from distribution purgatory, with a pay-per-view release on Comcast this month and a new crowd-funded project to release it on DVD.

Take a look at the new site we just launched for the film and DVD release…

The social and political divisions in America seem to be worsening, and the resulting conflict and paralysis are increasingly destructive in the face of enormous challenges. That’s why I’ve been helping with a new film project called Story of America. The goal is to foster dialogue by sharing our stories — after all, the first necessary step to bridging any divide is to at least see each other as human beings again, with all the troubles, tragedies and joys that we have in common.

I invite you to come share your story (in words, photos or video). You can also help make the film a reality by making a tax-deductible donation via the project’s Indiegogo fundraising campaign.

People all over the country have already started to share their stories, and many more are joining the conversation. Take a look…

I’ve been doing a bit of catch-up in the portfolio in the last week, with two new projects in the (recently renamed) Film & Books page along with additional items in the Gallery.

Since I wrote about the upcoming DVD release of 9500 Liberty in my last post here, I thought it might make sense to actually include a portfolio section about the project, too. I’ve also included a brief section on the web site for Declaration Pictures, an independent film production company.