Simon Plouffe is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and sound editor from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec,Frédérique Brousseau, "Simon Plouffe veut que l’on écoute avant de voir". Qui Fait Quoi, May 30, 2025. most noted for his films Those Who Come, Will Hear (Ceux qui viendront, l'entendront)Louise-Maude Rioux Soucy, "«Ceux qui viendront, l’entendront»: au temps de la parole". Le Devoir, June 9, 2018. and Seeing Through the Darkness (Les yeux ne font pas le regard).André Duchesne, "Perdre la vue, mais pas son identité". La Presse, May 30, 2025.
As a documentarian, he concentrates principally on films where sound design is central to the production, with Those Who Come, Will Hear focusing on the spoken languages of Indigenous Canadian communities, and Seeing Through the Darkness centred on the role of sound in the lives of people who are visually impaired. He has also had numerous sound design and editing credits on both narrative and documentary films by other filmmakers.
Filmography L'analphabète aveuglé - 2006 Le goût des plumes - 2007 Others' Gold (L'Or des autres) - 2011 Those Who Come, Will Hear (Ceux qui viendront, l'entendront) - 2018 Forests (Forêts) - 2022 Seeing Through the Darkness (Les yeux ne font pas le regard) - 2024
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Work Result DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2018 Colin Low Award Those Who Come, Will Hear (Ceux qui vont, l'entendront) Dannielle Piper, "DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2018 announces awards". The Georgia Straight, May 14, 2018. Prix Iris 2019 Best Sound in a Documentary Those Who Come, Will Hear (Ceux qui vont, l'entendront)with Cyril Bourseaux, Mélanie Gauthier, Simon Léveillé, Lynne Trépanier, Jean Paul Vialard and Shikuan Shetush Vollant "1991, de Ricardo Trogi, sacré meilleur film au Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, June 2, 2019. Canadian Screen Awards 2026 Best Sound Design in a Documentary Seeing Through the Darkness (Les yeux ne font pas le regard) Pat Mullen, "Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story Leads Canadian Screen Awards Documentary Nominations". Point of View, March 25, 2026.
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