Simon Plouffe
Originally from Rouyn-Noranda, Simon Plouffe lives and works in Montreal. His experiences as a sound recordist lead him to explore sound universes both in terms of experimentation and conception. His first documentary, L'or des autres (2011), was presented in fifteen international festivals (RIDM, Dok.Fest, Guadalajara, Big Sky) and won the Merit Award for Advocacy at the Montana CINE Int. Film Festival. His second feature documentary, Those Who Will Come, Will Hear (2018) received the 2019 Iris Award for Best Documentary Sound. In 2022, he directed the short film Forests about flooding caused by a hydroelectric reservoir on unceded Innu territory, illustrating the current climate emergency. He is currently developing a documentary on blindness caused by armed conflicts; Les yeux ne font pas le regard.
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Forests
In a dark, ambiguous environment, minuscule particles drift slowly before the lens. The image focuses to reveal spruce trees and tall pines, while Innu voices tell us the story of this territory, this flooded forest. Muffled percussive sounds gradually become louder, suggesting the presence of a hydroelectric dam. The submerged trees gradually transform into firebrands as whispers bring back th...
Others' Gold
The arrival of the mining company Osisko creates a lot of agitation in Malartic, a small community of 3600 in Quebec, Canada. Many families and seniors need to write off certain elements of their heritage and way of life. Others see their lifestyle threatened to disappear in order to make room for the previously unthinkable: the largest open-pit gold mine in Canada. The project is endorsed by t...
Forests
In a dark, ambiguous environment, minuscule particles drift slowly before the lens. The image focuses to reveal spruce trees and tall pines, while Innu voices tell us the story of this territory, this flooded forest. Muffled percussive sounds gradually become louder, suggesting the presence of a hydroelectric dam. The submerged trees gradually transform into firebrands as whispers bring back th...
Others' Gold
The arrival of the mining company Osisko creates a lot of agitation in Malartic, a small community of 3600 in Quebec, Canada. Many families and seniors need to write off certain elements of their heritage and way of life. Others see their lifestyle threatened to disappear in order to make room for the previously unthinkable: the largest open-pit gold mine in Canada. The project is endorsed by t...
