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They call themselves fan activists, TV advocates and the defenders of democracy: They are the countless women and men who work to save their favourite TV series from cancellation. United We Fan introduces us to Bjo and John Trimble, two super-fans who spearheaded a letter-writing campaign in the 1960s to save Star Trek, and later successfully petitioned President Ford to name a NASA spaceship in honour of the Enterprise. In the present day, countless other TV crusaders have moved on to modern methods like Twitter, websites and crowd-funding to save the shows that give their lives meaning. We also meet some of the writers, producers and TV stars involved in shows like Star Trek, Veronica Mars and Designing Women. United We Fan is a fun and multifaceted look at dedicated fandom and all the sweat, blood and tears that go into it. Aisha Jamal
Co-presented with Canadian Film Fest and Toronto After Dark Film Festival.