TREKKIES

TREKKIES, 1999
USA | DVD, Color, 86’ | English, Klingonese
Director: Roger Nygard
Cast: Denise Crosby, Frank D'Amico, Barbara Adams

Trekkies focuses on the fans of the TV series and film Star Trek. The film brings together fans of all ages and occupations as well as the more famous Star Trek devotees, such as Barbara Adams who even wears her “Starfleet” costume to work and is known as “the commander” amongst her friends. For instance, a dentist from Orlando has been designed his clinic completely with a Star Trek theme and works wearing Star Trek costumes everyday along with the whole clinic team. Another devotee, Richard Kronfeld on the other hand believes that all of the predictions in Star Trek are slowly beginning to be realized along with the advancements in computer technology. Kronfeld has personally recreated many of the Star Trek technologies at his house and even drives around in a small automobile that he has built after the Total Life Support Unit used by Captain Pike…