Sam Green’s Latest Documentary, “The Oldest Person in the World,” Sets Theatrical Release Dates in New York and Los Angeles

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Sam Green is returning to the theatrical circuit with his latest film, “The Oldest Person in the World,” which will begin a run in select theaters this fall, Deadline reported in an exclusive release tied to the film’s trailer.

The documentary, directed by Green, is being distributed by Assembly Releasing. Deadline’s report said the distributor will open the film first at the Angelika Film Center in New York City on September 10.

After the New York date, the film’s launch will move to Los Angeles, with a scheduled September 18 opening at a Los Angeles venue identified in the report as part of its initial theatrical rollout.

The trailer release highlighted the film’s current position in the Oscar conversation, framing the project as another late-year entry from Green, whose prior work has received major critical and awards recognition.

Green’s filmmaking career is rooted in documentary storytelling, and Deadline characterized him as a filmmaker with an Academy Award nomination attached to his work. The new documentary is also described as being in theaters in a limited run rather than a broad simultaneous rollout, consistent with how many specialty documentary releases are staged for audience discovery and awards-season attention.

Assembly Releasing will be the point of contact for the film’s commercial theatrical distribution, with the initial bookings concentrated in two major markets. The schedule set out in the report indicates a deliberate gap between the New York and Los Angeles openings, a timing approach commonly used to align media coverage and industry visibility around a film’s early theatrical reception.

As the release dates approach, theaters listed for the initial run are expected to be the central venues for public screenings, while the broader audience path will likely depend on when and how the film expands beyond its first market dates, according to how the specialty documentary calendar is typically managed.

For Green, the fall launch offers another opportunity to bring a new documentary project into public view ahead of the year-end awards window, with the film’s theatrical openings serving as the first major milestones in its public release timeline.