Those Who Come, Will Hear
Those Who Come, Will Hear proposes a unique meeting with the speakers of several indigenous languages of Quebec – all threatened with extinction. The film starts with the discovery of these unsung tongues through listening to the daily life of those who still speak them today. Buttressed by an exploration and creation of archives, the film allows us to better understand the musicality of these languages and reveals the cultural and human importance of these venerable oral traditions by nourishing a collective reflection on the consequences of their disappearance.
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Simon PlouffeDirectorOthers' Gold (2011)
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Simon PlouffeWriterOthers' Gold (2011)
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Simon PlouffeProducerOthers' Gold (2011)
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Project Title (Original Language):Ceux qui viendront, l'entendront
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:1 hour 17 minutes
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Completion Date:December 11, 2017
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Country of Origin:Canada
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Country of Filming:Canada
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Language:American Sign Language, Eastern Canadian Inuktitut, English, Other
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Shooting Format:Digital HD + 16mm
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Ann Arbor Film Festival (56th edition)Ann Arbor, MI
United States
March 23, 2018
World Premiere
Jury Award -
DOXAVancouver
Canada
May 12, 2018
Canadian premiere
Colin Low Award - Honourable Mention -
Prix Iris (Gala Québec Cinéma)Montréal
Canada
June 2, 2019
Best documentary sound -
Open City Documentary FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
September 6, 2018
European premiere
Emerging filmmaker nominee -
FicwallmapuTemuco
Chile
October 16, 2018
Latin america premiere
Mejor Documental (Best documentary) -
Doc PointHelsinki
Finland
January 29, 2019
Scandinavian premiere -
Muestra de Cine Video indigenaSantiago
Chile
August 28, 2018
Official Selection -
This Human WorldVienna
Austria
November 16, 2018
Austrian premiere
In competition section Up & Coming -
Portland Film FestivalPortland
United States
October 25, 2018
Oregon premiere -
IcaroQuetzaltenango, Coban, Escuintla and Chiquimula
Guatemala
November 16, 2018
Guatemala premiere
Official Selection -
Gimli Film FestivalGimli
Canada
July 26, 2018
Manitoba premiere
Eligible for Best of Fest Audience Choice Award -
RIFFA (Regina international film festival)Regina
Canada
August 17, 2018
Saskatchewan premiere -
Cine Las AmericasAustin, Texas
United States
May 5, 2018
Texas premiere -
Asinabka FestivalOttawa
Canada
August 10, 2018 -
Red NationLos Angeles
United States
November 11, 2018
California Premiere
Official Selection -
RVCQ (rendez-vous du cinéma québécois)Montréal
Canada
February 20, 2019 -
FIFEQ (Festival international du film ethnographique du Québec à Montréal)Montréal
Canada
March 29, 2019 -
Festival Ciné-7Sept-îles
Canada
January 25, 2019 -
Festival CinocheBaie Comeau
Canada
January 27, 2019
Distribution Information
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Les Films du 3 Mars (https://f3m.ca/en/)DistributorCountry: WorldwideRights: All Rights
Hailing from Rouyn-Noranda, Simon Plouffe lives and works in Montreal. His experience as a sound mixer leads him to explore sonic universes both within creation and design. He made his first documentary "Others’ Gold", giving voice to the citizens of Malartic in Abitibi, who were faced with the installation of an open-pit gold mine in the heart of their city. "Those Who Come, Will Hear", is his second feature-length documentary.
According to UNESCO, a language ceases to be spoken in the world every fifteen days. This is not only a language but also an identity that is greatly compromised by this disturbing phenomenon.
Canada and Quebec are not immune to the reality of eroding languages as all Indigenous languages still spoken in this country are constantly threatened at various levels. In the past, they suffered great losses caused mainly by colonization and the residential school system that prevented First Nations, Inuit and Métis to speak their native languages and live within their cultures. The decline of these languages continues from generation to generation even today.
Despite these overwhelming facts, some languages are doing well like the Inuktitut and the Cree language, for example, ranks among the Indigenous languages with the most vitality in the country. Decentralization and mobility are key words to understand these societies whose resilience is well established.
Using a personal and artistic approach, "Those Who Come, Will Hear" proposes a portrait of the lived experience of select speakers who continue evolving within an increasingly weakening linguistic situation. With this film I wish to contribute to a swinging back of the linguistic pendulum by calling upon the poetry of these languages and the discovery of this sound garden – an endeavour that I hope will encourage the audience to reflect on the issues related to linguistic diversity.
Simon Plouffe