The Inhabitants

*Inhabitants* depicts animals in panic, with the film largely composed of shots of mass migrations and stampedes, some surprisingly filmed from a helicopter. The title suggests an equality among the species of the earth. Artavazd Peleshian only hints at the presence of human beings, showing a few silhouettes that appear to be responsible for the large-scale, anxious movements of animal fear. In many ways, the film serves as an ode to the animal world, moving toward formal abstraction, with clouds of silver birds breaking up the light. Peleshian remarked, “It’s hard to give a verbal synopsis of these films. Such films exist only on the screen, you have to see them.”