With Americans’ increasing life expectancy, memory loss is becoming one of the great health concerns. As people live longer, their brains age more dramatically and accumulate more information that can be forgotten. This process is only furthered by the information overload that often comes with new technologies. Are we all doomed to lose our ability to recall, or are there ways to keep our memories intact?

Where Did I Put My Memory? is a lighthearted yet enlightening journey into the world of memory. The film visits London’s World Memory Championship, an annual battle of the brains where the world’s best memories go head to head in a grueling mental Olympics. It profiles Canadian Dave Farrow, who was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia as a child before going on to become the Guinness world record holder for greatest memory after memorizing 3,068 playing cards in one viewing.

Where Did I Put My Memory? also draws on the talents of Newfoundland singer, Pamela Morgan, and her “memory songs” and the insight of a range of academic memory specialists who help fill the blanks about the subject of memory and how it can be improved.

American Psychological Association, 2012
Western Psychological Association, 2012