00:00First memory of Star Trek is, I guess it would be Sulu.
00:06George Takei was the guy on TV that looked like me, and I like what I saw on that show.
00:13So we decided to do fan film.
00:16We wanted to play Star Trek.
00:19It was something that we made, not thinking of money.
00:24They were filming on weekends while they were still in school.
00:27We just wanted to have fun. I had no idea that this thing was going to balloon into this.
00:33Sulu is my favorite character, and I thought it would be really neat to have him in my movie.
00:39George Takei was well-paid as a Hollywood actor.
00:42And a kid asked him, would you be in my film?
00:47He seemed like that passionate young man who was going to do it come hell or high water.
00:52So I thought, yes, okay.
00:54Star Trek meant something to them.
00:56It is about being a brotherhood, a sisterhood, a them-hood of everybody.
01:02Star Trek was so forward-thinking.
01:04Star Trek took it on itself to actually subtly edify how to deal with race relations.
01:09How to deal with gender inequality.
01:11Not only trans representation, but a little bit of queer representation.
01:14You're growing up and you're watching TV.
01:16You just want to see somebody that looks like you on a show.
01:20The drone must have landed here.
01:22When Stan was ready to start working on it again, he couldn't find the film footage.
01:26I think my mom moved it or something when it disappeared.
01:30I was used to that the movie would never be finished.
01:33The fan film was 36 years in the making.
01:36Now that's dedication.
01:38If you want to look at it as a film critic, you gotta do thumbs down on some parts of it.
01:43But that isn't the gesture that they were looking for.
01:46They were looking for this one, and I'm happy to give it to them.
01:49Yeah, not a good movie.
01:52But as an expression of Star Trek love, it's fantastic.
01:56Passion is an important thing.
01:58More people should have it.
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