"Time of Fear," a new documentary about the World War II Japanese-American internment camps in Arkansas will air on public television in May of 2005, and features Original Series veteran George Takei ("Hikaru Sulu") amongst its interviewees. Takei and his family were forced into the camps during the war along with thousands of other Japanese-Americans.

The film will debut on September 24 during a Little Rock, AR conference which will reunite hundreds of former camp detainees. "We are excited because this is the first documentary that will focus exclusively on the Arkansas camps," said Jessica Hayes of The University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

The university, along with the Los Angeles-based Japanese American National Museum and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, organized the film, conference, traveling exhibits and numerous other educational projects about the camp experiences of thousands of people forcibly relocated to Arkansas after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Following its September debut, "Time of Fear" will be shown in November at Little Rock's Reel Film Festival, which will be part of the opening of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center at Little Rock.

Sharon Lawrence Not Hard to Find

Even though she played one of history's most famous missing persons on Star Trek: Voyager, Sharon Lawrence is pretty easy to find these days. The NYPD Blue actor who played Amelia Earhart in the second season Voyager episode "The 37's" has numerous projects in the works and hitting the screen.

Besides currently appearing in the feature film "Little Black Book," Lawrence recently completed work on an independent film, "The Alibi" (with James Brolin, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and Steve Coogan) as well as "Nearing Grace," alongside David Morse and Jordana Brewster.

Lawrence has also just finished spending her "free time" on weekends playing a part in a short film by choreographer Wade Robson entitled "I?," his debut as a film director. The short, which could ultimately become a feature, follows a young dancer who is left paralyzed in a car accident.

"My cousin is a quadriplegic. So I've seen what ramifications that condition has on a family." Lawrence says. "I am so impressed with Wade, and working on the weekends reminded me of summer stock! I loved doing series TV, but the challenge is that you always have to stay fresh."

Carey's Election Bid Falls Short

Star Trek novelist Diane Carey's campaign for the Michigan State House of Representatives ended in defeat in last week's primary. The author of novels such as "Gateways #2," "Dreadnought!" and "Station Rage," as well as novelizations of episodes such as "The Search," "What You Leave Behind" and "Endgame," came in third place in the primary, garnering 2,449 votes, according to the Lansing State Journal.

Silverman Makes "Magic"

Sarah Silverman, who played "Rain Robinson" in Voyager's "Future's End," will bring her hit off-Broadway show "Jesus is Magic" to the big screen. The film will be a combination of comedy concert, music videos and filmic narrative digressions, and goes into production this month, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project is financed by Interscope Records; no release date was reported.

Lowry-Johnson Earns Nominated Thrice for Casting Award

Star Trek: Enterprise casting director Junie Lowry-Johnson was nominated three times for two different projects in the Casting Society of America's 20th annual Artios awards, honoring outstanding achievement in casting. As casting director for HBO's Deadwood, Lowry-Johnson was named in two categories, Dramatic Pilot Casting and Dramatic Episodic Casting (if you watch the show, you've seen a number of familiar faces from Trek including Brad Dourif and Keith Carradine). She was also named for Miniseries Casting for USA's "Spartacus." In addition to Enterprise, Lowry-Johnson has cast each modern Trek series and the TNG movies. Competing against her in that category is Mary Jo Slater, casting director of "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" (and mother of cameo guest Christian Slater), nominated for the USA miniseries "Traffic."

Et cetera

"The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" opens this weekend with two Voyager guest stars among its cast: John Rhys-Davies ("Leonardo Da Vinci" in two episodes) and Paul Williams ("Prelate Koru" in "Virtuoso").

Also from Voyager, Kristanna Loken ("Malia" in "Favorite Son") will play the title role in "BloodRayne," a half-human/half-vampire saved by a mysterious society whose objective is to exterminate the undead. The $25 million German film is an adaptation of a hit videogame of the same name. It will start shooting Monday on location in the Transylvanian Alps, including Bran Castle, popularly known as Castle Dracula, according to Daily Variety.

The ever-popular Kirsten Dunst ("Hedril" in TNG's "Dark Page") is set to play another 18th-century character, a real one: She will star in "Marie Antoinette," written and directed by Oscar winner Sofia Coppola. Production is scheduled to begin in February in France, according to Variety. Aside from "Spider-Man 2," Dunst will soon be seen in the romantic comedy "Wimbledon" and Cameron Crowe's upcoming "Elizabethtown."