The Oldest Person In The World

Filmmaker Sam Green will be in attendance for a post screening Q&A.

A decade-long global journey chronicles the ever-changing record holders of the title of oldest person alive. What begins as a portrait of longevity becomes a meditation on the passage of time, the randomness of fate, and the joy and profound human experience of being alive.

The oldest human being on the planet is not someone you encounter suddenly, nor someone you know for long. As the years go by, and Sam Green meets the next, and the next, oldest person in the world, his personal fascination with what the title means becomes entangled with his own experience of time, and the joys and pains of his own life. Green’s work has been a cornerstone of documentary filmmaking for a generation of artists. In The Oldest Person in the World, the profound and silly experience of being alive is articulated in a way only film can do.

“Takes a rewardingly personal turn…Gleans a real poignancy…A heartfelt, wistful, and aggressively poignant collection of interviews…An affecting watch…Green is such an open-hearted and genuine searcher…Time is reframed less as something to resist (or defy) than as something to embrace.” – David Ehrlich, IndieWire

“Existential questions arise concerning the human condition, the swift sands of time, and the unique privilege (or perhaps great cost?) of living a long, long life. Arriving after the sonic meditation of 32 Sounds, which won acclaim at Sundance back in 2023, The Oldest Person in the World promises an equally ruminative approach, this time concerning human longevity.” – Natalia Keogan, Filmmaker Magazine