The Oldest (2025)
“The Oldest” focuses on the inner life of a girl forced to grow up too fast, longing to escape her stressful home life and just be a kid. It tells the story of addiction's impact on children, and the lonely world it creates. It highlights the gulf of difference between the heaviness of home life with an addict and the freedom of just being a kid. It’s also about a girl’s relationship with nature and how a big Iowa sky can hold you when you have no where else to go.
Director: Cathlin McCullough
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Meara Wallace as Kate |
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Kristian Day as Dad |
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Frankie McDonald as Melanie |
| Directing | Cathlin McCullough | Director |
| Production | Cathlin McCullough | Producer |
| Sound | Mel Guérison | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Bruce James Bales | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kristian Day | Producer |
| Editing | Leah R. Brown | Editor |
| Directing | Marissa Vonn | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Chase Stine | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Kia Moultrie | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Andrew Peterson | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Spencer Michael Smith | Gaffer |
| Camera | Liz Toal | Key Grip |
| Production | Gabi Watkins | Production Assistant |
