

Beam Me Up, Sulu
2025-06-25 · 90 min · ★ 6.0
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. The film was released as Yorktown: A Time to Heal (2022)
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- Directors
- Sasha Schneider, Timour Gregory
- Production companies
- Highway Child, Roddenberry Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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George TakeiSelf
Garrett WangSelf
Alexander SiddigSelf
James ShigetaSelf
Eugene RoddenberrySelf
Christina ChongSelf
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