The Oldest Person in the World

As the title inevitably passes from one supercentenarian to the next, acclaimed filmmaker Sam Green traverses the globe to meet each new record holder, his personal fascination with what the title means becoming entangled with events and milestones in his own life. What begins as a portrait of longevity becomes a poignant meditation on the passage of time, the randomness of fate and the joy and profound human experience of being alive.

One of “The 13 best movies at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival”
“Delightfully insightful… Sneakily profound and unexpectedly personal… Open-hearted without tipping into sentimentality… The best kind of cinematic experience: an entertaining and enlightening ‘meaning of life’ movie… Green has given his subjects an incredible gift: the kind of immortality only cinema can provide.”