Since1977,SamKlemkehasbeenrecordinghimselfonfilm,the#selfieavantlalettre.Inthatsameyear,NASAlaunchedtheVoyagerwiththeGoldenRecord.WhereasNASAprimarilysketchesapositivepictureofhumanity,Klemke'shonestselfportraitszoominontheindividual.Aspecialfilmabouttime,memoryandwhatitmeanstobehuman.‘Thisyearwillbemyyear,ithastobe!’Since1977,SamKlemke-apioneerstatusupdater-haslookedbackon‘hisyear’usingvideo.Withtheillusionofprogress,hehopestoencourage‘personalgrowthandimprovement’.DocumentarymakerMatthewBatemetKlemkeonFacebookandbecameacquaintedwithhisvideo35YearsBackThroughTime,asuper-cutinwhichKlemkecountsbackwardsfrom2011tohisambitiousteenageself.Intriguedbythisobsessivefilmproject,BateusedKlemke'spersonalarchivetocreateadocumentarycollagethatfeelslikeanintimateroadtrip,withKlemkeprovidingvaluablelessonsabouttime.Alongtheway,hedismantlesthedreamofsuccessandhappiness.Klemke'sself-mockeryandhonestygivethewholethingalight,breezyfeel.Throughthis,BateinterweavesNASA’sGoldenRecordProjectwhich,justlikeKlemke’svideoproject,waslaunchedin1977.ThisjuxtapositioncreatesareflectioninwhichBatesketchesthecomprehensionoftimeandself-documentingstoriesasaninherenthumanneed.
