Beam Me Up, Sulu

In 1985, one Trekkie went where no fan had gone before.

• Rated 6.0 out of 10
• Movie
• 2025
• 1h 30m
• Documentary
• Science Fiction

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)

Director

Sasha Schneider

Starring

Stan Woo, George Takei, Garrett Wang, Alexander Siddig