Star Trek: Horizon (2016)

In a time prior to the United Federation of Planets, a young coalition of worlds led by Earth battle the Romulan Star Empire for their very survival.

Director:

Tommy Kraft

Writers:

Tommy Kraft, Gene Roddenberry (Based upon "Star Trek" created by)

Stars:

Paul Lang, Marc Bowers, Ryan Webber

4 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Paul Lang	...	Captain Harrison Hawke
Marc Bowers	...	Commander Jackson Gates
Ryan Webber	...	Commander Francis Brookes (as Ryan A. Webber)
Callie Bussell	...	Lieutenant T'Mar
Jeannine Thompson	...	Lieutenant Amelia Yarris
Ashley Croft	...	Ensign Marie Sutherland
Tom McClure	...	Lieutenant Tom Samuels
Tim Kaiser	...	Admiral Gardner
Ryan T. Husk	...	Admiral Verak
Rocco Guirlanda	...	Daekon
Rico E. Anderson	...	Ambassador Salak (as Rico Anderson)
David Wunderlich	...	Commansour Hasaht (as Dave Wunderlich)
Caroline Rankin	...	Preyopt Janyo (as Caroline Kelly Rankin)
Todd Lutz	...	Bridge Officer
Christopher K. Blackmon	...	Chief Moore (as Christopher Blackman)

Storyline

In a time prior to the United Federation of Planets, a young coalition of worlds led by Earth battle the Romulan Star Empire for their very survival.

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Plot Keywords:

star trek fan film | 22nd century | fan film | psychotronic film | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official website

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Star Trek: Horizonte

Company Credits

Production Co:

TK2 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Made on a budget of $22,600 raised in a Kickstarter campaign.

User Reviews

Unofficially official... this isn't too bad.

Having watched quite a few Trek fan productions, I didn't hold out much hope for this film. It was a pleasant surprise to be able to sit down and watch it from start to finish without any real pain. The special effects are very good. No out-of-perspective CGI, some top-notch cosmology, and an overall nice look that fits beautifully in the Trek Enterprise universe. The "smokey" ship background that some have complained about didn't bother me at all. It was really just a bit of soft-focus designed to disguise some prop flaws and low-budget backdrops... a pretty standard strategy for made-on-a- shoestring flicks.

The acting was a bit wooden at times, as might be expected from amateurs. It wasn't great, but never dipped to MST3K standard. Paul Lang's Capt. Hawke reminded me a bit of Avery Brooks' Captain Sisko. He just didn't fit the classic rugged Starfleet captain mold. That said, he was by no means a disaster.

Most Trekkers will be familiar with the plot. We've seen it all before in bits and pieces. Overall it was nicely assembled and had plenty of action to keep things moving along. As they say, saved the Universe... again.

This is not a great film, but it does show up some of the big-budget flops that seem to occasionally pollute the Star Trek pantheon. It may not be official Trek, but it is pretty darn good.