Voir — Juger — Agir : L’histoire de la JOC au Québec

The film heds light on the untold sto­ry of Quebec’s Young Catholic Work­ers, a grass­roots labor move­ment born in the 1930s. The film explores its essen­tial role in the fem­i­nist and union strug­gles and social trans­for­ma­tions that shaped Que­bec in the 20th century. 

SYNOPSIS

Voir - Juger - Agir : L'histoire de la JOC au Québec explores the overlooked history of the Jeunesse Ouvrière Catholique (JOC), a grassroots labor movement deeply rooted in Quebec’s working-class neighborhoods since the 1930s. Through powerful testimonies, never-before-seen archival footage, and expert analysis, the film reveals nearly a century of youth-led social activism driven by a pursuit of justice and solidarity. From church basements to feminist and labor struggles, this thoughtful and politically engaged documentary looks back at the lasting impact of the JOC and its decisive role in the upheavals of the Quiet Revolution.

Theme(s) : , Documentary, Social mouvements, Social struggle

DIRECTOR

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Annie Deniel

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Annie is a film edi­tor and direc­tor who has been based in Mon­tre­al for over twen­ty years. With a back­ground in psy­chol­o­gy and film direct­ing from ESRA Paris, she brings a sen­si­tive and social­ly engaged per­spec­tive to her work in inde­pen­dent cin­e­ma. She has col­lab­o­rat­ed on numer­ous doc­u­men­taries and fic­tion series, includ­ing Dis­trict 31, L’échappée, and Con­tre-offre, for pro­duc­tion com­pa­nies such as Les Films de l’Autre, Infor­mA­c­tion, and Amal­ga. Along­side her edit­ing work, she devel­ops her own cre­ative projects, includ­ing Steam­punk Con­nec­tion (Fan­ta­sia 2019), Place de l’élégance, Le voy­age du sol­dat, and the doc­u­men­tary series Print time, focused on men­tal health and immi­gra­tion. Most recent­ly, she direct­ed and edit­ed Voir — Juger — Agir : L’his­toire de la JOC au Québec with Funam­bules Médias, a film that bridges mil­i­tant mem­o­ry and social commitment.

CREDITS

Director | , Annie Deniel
Year | , 2025
Country | , Québec
Duration | 70 minutes
Original language | , French
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Image | Mario Jean, Steve Patry
Sound | Luis Petranko
Sound design | Bruno Pucella, Carl Aksynczak
Sound mixing | Bruno Pucella, Carl Aksynczak
Editing | Annie Deniel
Production | André Vanasse
Screenplay | André Vanasse, Annie Deniel
Cinematographer | Mario Calvé
Colorist | Anne-Marie Turcotte, Mario Calvé

MATERIAL

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