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A Fan’s Guide to the Best Star Trek Fan Films
Stories from fans, for fans: the greatest Star Trek storytelling is right here.
When it comes to Do-It-Yourself projects, the ultimate expression has to be fan films. When you think “fan film,” you’re probably imagining something at the home-video quality, prepared by nerds with too much time on their hands.
But, what if I told you that some of these fan-made productions are better than the work produced by major studios? What if I told you that several fan productions feature professional actors reprising their original Star Trek roles?
Star Trek has long encouraged a range of intrepid explorers in the field of film making. Fans from all backgrounds and walks of life have come together over the decades to share their love of the magic underlying this incredible setting.
Roddenberry’s vision for a future where all people work for the betterment of society as a whole, and their own self-growth, rather than the accumulation of profit, continues to inspire the creation of superb art.
So, sit back and engage your senses as you travel through time and space on some kind of star “trek” in a bold exploration of the imagination and the power of art.
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men (2007–2008)
There can absolutely be no better example of an incredible Star Trek fan-film experience than one which uses actual members of the original series cast! Walter Keong and Nichelle Nichols star in this superb 3-part drama (finally combined into one feature film), and directed by Tim Russ (Tuvok in Voyager).
