The Inheritors offers an intimately arresting observation of the daily life of a colony of ring-billed gulls which nest alongside Canada’s largest landfill to feed their young. Alternating between the perspectives of prey and predator, we follow these unwanted creatures through a full breeding season as they become the targets of invasive data collection, then of harsh deterrence measures using the age-old art of falconry. With sound and cinematography that lets the birds speak for themselves, The Inheritors is a sensory experience which invites us to contemplate new ways of living and dying on a planet haunted by mass consumption and pollution. A foretelling of the ecologies of our future.
| Director | Serge-Olivier Rondeau |
| Cinematography | Serge-Olivier Rondeau |
| Editing | Anouk Deschênes |
| Producer | Serge-Olivier Rondeau |
| Production Company | Les Films de l'Autre |
| Distributor | Les Films du 3 Mars |
| Original Title | Les héritiers |
| Entry Number | 26-676 |
| Country of Production |
Canada
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| Year of Production | 2025 |
| Running Time | 79’ |
| Language: | French |
| Subtitles: | English Estonian |