Meg Walsh's film By the Time I Reach Him explores the themes of memory and identity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In it, Walsh illustrates her father's cognitive decline through a poignant mix of recorded phone conversations, contemporary visuals, and archival footage. The film's use of black and white further accentuates the emotional weight of the narrative, effectively showcasing the fragmented reality of dementia and the heart-wrenching experience of witnessing a loved one’s memories fade away.
By the Time I Reach Him captures the painful reality of memory loss through personal audio, contemporary footage, and archival imagery, presented in a poignant black and white format.
The film evokes the confusing experience of losing one’s memory, as well as the surreal feelings related to watching a loved one oscillate between their present identity and lost memories.
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