Forests

by Simon Plouffe
Eastern white pines submerged under the waters of a hydroelectric reservoir on unceded Innu territory transform into flames.
2022  ·  16m  ·  Canada
About the Film

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 the stories of this forest.

Eastern white pines submerged under the waters of a hydroelectric reservoir on unceded Innu territory transform into flames. This exploration between water and fire illustrates our current climate emergency through multiple stories about the relationship between a community and it’s land.

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Director
Simon Plouffe
Producer
Simon Plouffe
Cinematographer
Geoffroy Beauchemin
Editor
Simon Plouffe
Sound
Simon Plouffe
About the Director

Simon Plouffe

Filmmaker Simon Plouffe
Filmmaker Simon Plouffe

Hailing from Rouyn-Noranda, Simon Plouffe lives and works in Montreal, Quebec. His experience as a sound mixer leads him to explore sonic universes both within experimentation and design. His first documentary Others’ Gold (2011), has been shown in fifteen international festivals (RIDM, Dok.Fest, Guadalajara, Big Sky) and has received a Merit Award for Advocacy at Montana CINE Int. Film Fest, an honorable mention for Excellent Storytelling at the WIFF, and the Silver Lei Award at the Honolulu Film Awards. His second feature-length documentary Those Who Come, Will Hear (2018), has won the Iris for Best Documentary Sound in 2019, the Jury Award at the 56th edition of Ann Arbor Film Festival , Best Feature Documentary at the chilean festival Ficwallmapu in 2018. He is currently developing a documentary on blindness caused by armed conflicts.

 
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