Film Review – Beam Me Up, Sulu

In 1985, Stan Woo had a dream. He was a young man in Los Angeles, trying to make his way through college and all the academic challenges it includes, but he had a distraction in “Star Trek,” with the franchise flying especially high during the 1980s. Stan grew up with the show, falling in love with its vision of the future and its inclusion of the character Sulu (played by George Takei), the Asian helmsman, who represented a place for himself in the bigger world. Not merely content to consume the show, Stan wanted to become part of it, eventually organizing the production of “Yorktown: A Time to Heal,” a fan film starring himself, also managing to land Takei for a supporting part as Sulu, instantly elevating his small endeavor. However, the project was never completed, putting directors Timour Gregory and Sasha Schneider on the case with “Beam Me Up, Sulu,” a documentary about Stan’s initial vision for his short film and the long road to a final cut, also making plenty of stops to understand the impact of “Star Trek” and its lengthy history of inclusion, consistently bringing light and hope to the fanbase. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com