SEEING THROUGH THE DARKNESS

93 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024
Directed bySimon Plouffe
Produced bySimon Plouffe
LanguagesSpanish, Russian, Japanese, German, Serbo-Croatian, Ukrainian
Short description

Seeing Through the Darkness is an anti-war polyphonic tale exploring the unique and humane perspectives of five individuals blinded by global conflicts.

Watch the film

RIDM — Montréal

Festival

Friday, 22 November 2024
RIDM — Montréal

Festival

Sunday, 24 November 2024

Film details

Synopsis

Through an immersive sound environment, Seeing Through the Darkness delves into the lives of five resilient individuals who have lost their sight in armed conflicts. This film challenges our societal blindness to violence and suffering amidst a flood of images, urging us to listen to these inspiring stories echoing with urgency and profound humanity.

 

Crew 

Writing : Simon Plouffe

Cinematography : Simon Plouffe

Sound recording : Simon Plouffe, Vasyl Yavtushenko, Koča Kaštavarac, Steven LeFever, Pablo Villegas

Editing : Natalie Lamoureux

Sound Design : Simon Plouffe

Sound Mix : Jean Paul Vialard

Color grading : Marc Boucrot

Protagonists : Rodion Trystan, Anja Stupp, Yukizo Watanabe, Nebojša Badović, Steven Santander

Direction

Simon Plouffe

Simon Plouffe lives and works as a filmmaker in Montreal / Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyang. He studied screenwriting at UQAM and cinema at Concordia University. His film Others’ Gold (2011) was shown at Dok.Fest Munich and Big Sky Film Festival. Those Who Come, Will Hear (2018) won the Jury Award at the Ann Arbor Film Festival and Best Sound at the Gala Québec Cinéma in 2019. His short exploratory documentary Forests (2022) was screened at festivals including Krakow Film Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival, and was featured at the Hong-gah Museum in Taiwan. It won the Art and Experimentation Award at Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma and the Jury Award at Trento, Italy, in 2023. His latest documentary, Seeing Through the Darkness, is set to be released in 2024.

 

Filmography

SEEING THROUGH THE DARKNESS, 93 min, Documentary, 2024

FORESTS, 16 min, Documentary, 2022

THOSE WHO COME, WILL HEAR, 77 min, Documentary, 2017

OTHERS’ GOLD, 60 min, Documentary, 2011