Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

To be Takei / Rainbow Shooting Star Pictures ; in association with Dodgeville Films ; a film by Jennifer M. Kroot ; written and directed by Jennifer M Kroot ; edited and co-directed by Bill Weber ; produced by Gerry Kim & Mayuran Tiruchelvam ; producers, Jennifer M. Kroot, Tina S. Kroot.

Publisher, Date:

Beverly Hills, CA : Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2014]

Description:

1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

The legendary George Takei has blazed his own trail while conquering new frontiers with a beaming trademark grin. Take a hilarious, entertaining, and moving look at the many roles played by eclectic 77-year-old actor/activist George Takei. The film offers unprecedented access to the daily life of George and his husband/business partner, Brad Takei, and chronicles his fascinating personal journey from Japanese American internment camp to his iconic and groundbreaking role as Sulu on Star Trek, and his rise as a pop culture icon.

Subjects:

Takei, George, 1937-

Actors -- United States -- Biography.

Gay activists -- United States -- Biography.

Documentary films.

Biographical films.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.

Feature films -- United States.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Kroot, Jennifer M., film director, screenwriter.