Beam Me Up, Sulu

1h 30m
DocumentaryScience Fiction
6

In 1985, Star Trek's George Takei joined a group of dedicated fans to make a student film deep in the California forest—only for the footage to mysteriously vanish. Nearly 40 years later, Beam Me Up, Sulu unearths this lost film, revealing not just a piece of fan history but a broader story of representation, resilience, and the ongoing fight for inclusion in media and society.

Cast

Stan Woo
Self
George Takei
Self
Garrett Wang
Self
Alexander Siddig
Self
James Shigeta
Self
Eugene Roddenberry
Self
Christina Chong
Self
Ian Alexander
Self

Crew

Sasha Schneider
Director, Writer, Producer
Timour Gregory
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Ashu Rai
Editor, Director of Photography, Producer
Eugene Roddenberry
Executive Producer
Matthew Drake
Producer
Topu lyo
Music
Mike Thies
Music

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