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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With a bach­e­lor’s degree in psy­chol­o­gy and trained in film at the École Supérieure de Réal­i­sa­tion Audio­vi­suelle in Paris, Annie Deniel moved to Mon­tre­al in the ear­ly 2000s. For more than twen­ty years, she has been involved in film­mak­ing, col­lab­o­rat­ing on the edit­ing of auteur doc­u­men­taries for renowned pro­duc­tion com­pa­nies such as Infor­mA­c­tion and Intu­itive Pic­tures, as well as fic­tion series with Amal­ga Pro­duc­tion and Encore Pro­duc­tion.
In par­al­lel with her work as an edi­tor, she made her first film, J’su­is toute mêlée, in 2007, which was broad­cast on TV5, fol­lowed by Place de l’élé­gance, Le Voy­age du sol­dat, Print Time, Steam­punk Con­nec­tion, and a series of short doc­u­men­taries on men­tal health and immi­gra­tion. Her works have been pre­sent­ed at numer­ous inter­na­tion­al fes­ti­vals.
Pas­sion­ate about both small sto­ries and big his­to­ry, Annie Deniel seeks to con­vey them through inti­mate and inno­v­a­tive forms that deeply touch the view­er and invite reflection.

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

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