Director Jonathan Yi put out a short teaser for the upcoming 2011 East of Main Street documentary series. Last year, he did the first series featuring a diverse group of Asian Americans for East of Main Street : Asians Aloud . This season he’s slated to have bigger names such as pro skateboarder Willy Santos and singer Apl.de.Ap of the Black Eyed Peas is slated to be featured in the first episode. Other guests will be in the professions like master chef, entrepreneur, philanthropist, actor, architect, fashion designer, movie mogul, executive, author, comedian, professor, singer, pro football player, rapper, rockstar, mayor, host, filmmaker,

Here’s a special message from Jonathan Yi:

After the critical and commercial success of last year’s “East of Main Street,” the kind folks at HBO brought me back in to direct another installment with more creative freedom. Time and money were extremely limited this time around, but I enlisted the help of a lot of friends to rise to the challenge. In less than one month, our small and nimble production team executed three short documentaries for HBO (one shot on the East Coast and two shot on the West Coast) and I am extremely proud of the results. The teamwork involved in pulling together something like this while relying on the creative talents of friends and colleagues all around is what makes filmmaking the most fun and satisfying job in the world for me. It is my hope that people will appreciate what we were trying to accomplish and will enjoy watching the show.

The series will be available on HBO On Demand beginning May 1, 2011. If you missed it last year, here’s a clip of Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai from East of Main Street: Asians Aloud.

2011 East of Main Street teaser