克莱默夫妇像普通的美国夫妇一样，克莱默先生（达斯汀•霍夫曼DustinHoffman饰）在外工作挣钱，克莱默夫人（梅丽尔•斯特里普MerylStreep饰）则在家照料照料6岁的儿子比利（贾斯汀•亨利JustinHenry饰）。由于克莱默先生忙于工作忽略了家庭，克莱默夫人某天愤然出走，留下了父子两。　　克莱默先生现在一方面要忙于工作，一方面又要照顾比利，生活一时陷入麻烦中。克莱默先生不善家务，在照料比利时洋相百出：第一次为比利煎西多士、过程十分恐怖；比利不吃饭要吃雪糕，克莱默先生想阻止却不懂沟通……　　幸好在女邻居的帮助下，克莱默先生逐渐适应了单身父亲的生活。父子两越来越亲密，互相依赖。　　这时，克莱默夫人回来了，她已经是纽约一名出色的设计师了。她回来要拿回比利的抚养权……

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.