A ten-year quest to meet the world’s oldest living people by record becomes a meditation on time and life itself. Presented by Longevity Clinic.
Director: Sam Green
Runtime: 87
Fest Year: 2026
Acclaimed filmmaker Sam Green (The Measure of All Things, T/F 2015; The Weather Underground, T/F 2010) revisits his enduring fascination with Guinness World Records, shaping a constellation of unexpected reflections on mortality, humanity, and what makes life worth living. “Every time the oldest person in the world dies, it’s in every newspaper and all over the internet,” Green observes. What fuels this collective fixation? What, if anything, is the secret to longevity? These questions propel his journey, from senior centers and living rooms to the Caribbean and the Guinness World Records headquarters in London; Green travels widely to meet record holders and celebrate their lives. Refreshingly honest, disarming, and existential, The Oldest Person in the World reminds us that human connection—and a sense of possibility—are essential. (AT) Presented by Longevity Clinic.