To Be Takei, Apr 03, 2014 | Boston LGBT Film Festival 2014

Boston LGBT Film Festival 2014

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Director

Jennifer Kroot & Bill Weber

Year

2014

Run Time

90

min

Country

USA

Language

PROGRAM Time

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Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five million Facebook fans. Join George and his husband, Brad, on a wacky and profound trek for life, liberty, and love.

This film is presented in with English subtitles.

George Takei doesn’t shy away from digging into his remarkable career and personal life in this delightful and incisive film. Takei and his husband, Brad, have become the poster couple for marriage equality, highlighting homophobia through television interviews and hilarious skits, many of which have gone viral and garnered widespread attention. Whether dishing on William Shatner or parodying the now-infamous comments made by Tim Hardaway, Takei proves time and again why his presence in popular culture remains as fresh and necessary as ever.

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