A documentary where jackhammers and hallucinations share the same frequency.
Cranes and Voices explores the evocative power of sound through the experiences of people who hear voices and a collective of sound investigators, tenants documenting their neighborhood. By bringing together listening experiences, housing, and creative practices, the film approaches sound as an ambivalent force, questioning our ability to listen—to the city, to others, and to ourselves.
Sound
The entire film IS the sound design—layered, invasive, strangely beautiful.
Direction
Plouffe treats construction noise and hallucinated voices with equal dignity.
Director
Simon Plouffe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Emerges from Quebec's vibrant documentary tradition where personal testimony meets structural critique—think less PBS, more sensory manifesto.
The title's 'cranes' pun on construction machinery and the bird reveals the film's method: finding organic patterns in industrial violence.
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