Behind The Lens

BEHIND THE LENS went out on a limb this week with some very fun and kinda unusually themed documentaries. First up, we welcome Sam Klemke, subject of the fascinating (and weirdly fun) documentary SAM KLEMKE'S TIME MACHINE from director Matthew Bate. We have all probably journaled highlights of each year of our lives at some point or another, but Sam Klemke kept an annual film diary of his life. Beginning in 1977 and continuing for 35 years, those Super 8mm films, reel-to-reel recordings, cassettes, VHS tapes and more, are the history of "one human", and just happened to catch the eye of Australian filmmaker Matthew Bate. Taking Sam's life and juxtapositioning it against the journey of NASA's Golden Record of humanity, also launched into space in 1977 and attached to Voyager, Bate gives us a beyond entertaining - and thoughtful - look at "human versus humanity". And as you quickly discover, Sam Klemke is fun-loving, engaging and a fabulous interview! Then An