It’s been a whirlwind couple of months with my new film, The Oldest Person in the World. We premiered the film in January at Sundance to rave reviews, and it’s been screening all over the world since. If you are reading this in April 2026, here are some upcoming screenings: Durham, Portland, Ashland, Toronto, San Francisco, Vancouver and NYC!  Hope to see you there! 

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Durham, NC Thursday, April 16 — 8:00 pm

The Tomorrow Theater Portland, OR Wednesday, April 22nd — 7:00 pm

Ashland Independent Film Festival Ashland, OR Friday, Apr 24th — 7:00 PM

San Francisco International Film Festival San Francisco, CA Sunday, April 26th — 4:00 PM

Hot Docs Toronto, Ontario Saturday,  May 2 — 8:15 PM

Margaret Mead Film Festival New York, NY Saturday, May 2 — 8:00 PM

DOXA, Vancouver, BC Friday, May 8th — 8:00 PM

I’m deep in editing The Oldest Person in the World with Aaron Wickenden. We’ve been filming each person who holds the title of oldest person in the world for 10 years now, and we’re now making a first version of the movie. I will continue to film the oldest person in the world for the rest of my life and every decade or so will put out a new film. I’m thinking of this one as “The Oldest Person in the World 10” or maybe “The Oldest Person in the World X”. Aaron and I are in the index card stage at the moment – trying to figure out a structure and flow for the movie – how it can actually work. This is a part of the process that is super hard work but that I also really love. 

I’m thrilled that 32 SOUNDS is now on the Criterion Channel for the next year. I’ve always been a fan of the curation, so it’s a real honor to share a platform with many of my film heros. I’m also tickled that they chose the cat as the thumbnail. I guess animals get the clicks! 

I was over the moon that Lincoln Center did a retrospective of some of my live cinema greatest hits!! This might be the only time this’ll ever happen. 32 SOUNDS with JD Samson. A THOUSAND THOUGHTS with the Kronos Quartet. And THE LOVE SONG OF R BUCKMINSTER FULLER with Yo La Tengo. Actually this is the only time this will ever happen – two of the members of Kronos Quartet retired and this was one of the last screenings of ATT. Definitely a career highlight for me. 

Thrilled that 32 SOUNDS is on several Oscar prediction lists! Thanks Variety and Indiewire.

32 SOUNDS just finished a 9-week run at the Film Forum in NYC!!! We were scheduled to play the film there for one week, and it just kept getting extended. It’s an honor to have premiered the film at Film Forum, which is a beacon of artistic vision, independence, and excellence in the sea of mediocrity that is the film distribution landscape these days. The film has since opened at dozens of other theaters around the country and is currently the 6th-highest grossing documentary of the year!