A film by Sam Green (32 Sounds, The Measure of All Things)

THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD continuously documents each individual who becomes the oldest living person.

As characters inevitably pass away and the title moves from one person to the next, our project becomes a poignant meditation on time, love, loss, and the profound human experience of being alive.

As you might imagine, the record is passed down frequently from one super old person to one slightly younger super old person. We started filming with these people in 2015, and intend to film every one of them from here on out. This will be a life work.

After the initial version of the film premieres (covering one decade), every few years we will have the footage to edit a new version incorporating a new set of oldest people mixed in with footage from the earlier films. In this way, it will become an ever-evolving “living film,” with characters coming and going just as they do in life.

The form will mirror the fleeting and provisional nature of our lives.

Version one coming soon! Click here for more info