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SEE — JuDGE — ACT : THE HISTORY OF YCW IN QUEBEC 

A film by d’An­nie Deniel
2025 | Que­bec | 70 min­utes | French O.V.

Pro­duc­tion | André Vanasse
Screen­play | Annie Deniel, with the par­tic­i­pa­tion of André Vanasse
Edit­ing | Annie Deniel
Archive search | André Vanasse
Cin­e­matog­ra­phy | Mario Calvé
Image | Mario Calvé, Mario Jean, Steve Patry
Sound | Luis Petranko
Sound design | Bruno Pucel­la, Carl Aksynczak
Sound mix­ing | Bruno Pucel­la, Carl Aksynczak
Col­orist | Anne-Marie Tur­cotte, Mario Calvé

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SYNOPSIS

See — Judge — Act : The his­to­ry of YCW in Québec  traces the lit­tle-known his­to­ry of the Young Chris­t­ian Work­ers (YCW), a work­ers’ move­ment root­ed in Quebec’s work­ing-class neigh­bor­hoods since the 1930s. Through tes­ti­monies, pre­vi­ous­ly unseen archival footage, and insights from experts, the film reveals near­ly a cen­tu­ry of social engage­ment led by young work­ers seek­ing jus­tice and sol­i­dar­i­ty. From church base­ments and union strug­gles, this sen­si­tive and polit­i­cal­ly engaged doc­u­men­tary reflects on the last­ing impact of the YCW and its piv­otal role in the trans­for­ma­tions of the Qui­et Revolution.

In theatres starting April 3rd ! 

Address : 2396 Rue Beaubi­en E, Mon­tréal, QC H2G 1N2

  • Fri­day, April 3rd at 6:30 PM – buy your tick­et — the screen­ing will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with Annie Deniel, André Vanasse, and Marie-Claire Nadeau, host­ed by Claude Champlagne
  • Sat­ur­day, April 4th at 1:00 PM – buy your tick­et — the screen­ing will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with André Vanasse and Marie-Claire Nadeau
  • Sun­day, April 5th, time to be confirmed*
  • Mon­day, April 6th, time to be confirmed*
  • Tues­day, April 7th, time to be confirmed*
  • Wednes­day, April 8th at 6:30 PM – buy your tick­et — the screen­ing will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with André Vanasse, Marie-Claire Nadeau, and Claude Champagne
  • Thurs­day, April 9th, time to be confirmed*

*The full sched­ule from April 3rd to 9th will be announced on March 30th

Address : 335 Boul. de Maison­neuve E, Mon­tréal, QC H2X 1K1

  • Sat­ur­day, April 4th at 5:30 PM – buy your tick­et — the screen­ing will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with Annie Deniel
  • Mon­day, April 6th at 2:00 PM – buy your tick­et — the screen­ing will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with André Vanasse

*The full sched­ule from April 3rd to 9th will be announced on March 30th

Address : 2580 Boul Lau­ri­er Entrée, Rue Bernardin-Morin, Québec, QC G1V 2L1

  • Fri­day, April 3rd, time to be confirmed*
  • Sat­ur­day, April 4th, time to be confirmed*
  • Sun­day, April 5th, time to be confirmed*
  • Mon­day, April 6th, time to be confirmed*
  • Tues­day, April 7th, time to be confirmed*
  • Wednes­day, April 8th at 7:15 PM - Buy your tick­et — the screen­ing will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with Annie Deniel host­ed by Geneviève Allard
  • Thurs­day, April 9th at 4:00 PM — Buy your tick­et — the screen­ing will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with Annie Deniel host­ed by Geneviève Allard

*The full sched­ule from April 3rd to 9th will be announced on March 30

Address : 505 Rue Jean-Talon E, Mon­tréal, QC H2R 1T6

  • Sun­day, April 12th at 3:30 PM — buy your tick­et — the screen­ing will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion host­ed by Claude Champagne
  • Thurs­day, April 16th at 4:15 PM - buy your ticket

*The full sched­ule from April 3rd to 9th will be announced on March 30th

  • Thurs­day, April 9th at 7:00 PM — TROIS-RIVIÈRES — Ciné­ma le Tapis Rouge — Buy your tick­et. The screen­ing will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with Lucie St-Ger­main host­ed by Claude Champagne. 
  • Wednes­day, April 15th at 7:00 PM - ST-EUSTACHE — Ciné­ma St-Eustache. The screen­ing will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with Ghis­laine Patry-Buis­son host­ed by Claude Champagne. 
  • Sun­day, April 19th at 5:00 PM - SHERBROOKE — La Mai­son du Ciné­ma — Buy your tick­et — Dur­ing the Fes­ti­val du Ciné­ma du Monde de Sher­brooke. The screen­ing will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with Nor­mand Compte and André Vanasse.
  • Wednes­day, April 29th at 12:45 PM - ST-JÉRÔME — Ciné­ma Car­refour du Nord.
    The screen­ing will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with Ghis­laine Patry-Buis­son host­ed by Marie-Claire Nadeau and Claude Champagne. 
  • Mon­day, May 4th at 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM - GATINEAU — Ciné­ma 9. The
    screen­ing will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with André Vanasse and E‑Martin Meunier. 
  • Mon­day, May 4th at 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM — CHICOUTIMI — Ciné­ma Odyssée.
    The screen­ing at 7:00 PM will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with Marie-Claire Nadeau.
  • Mon­day, May 11th at 7:30 PM — RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP — Cinédit/Cinéma Princesse.
    The screen­ing will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with Marie-Claire Nadeau and André Vanasse. 
  • Tues­day, May 12th at 7:30 PM — RIMOUSKI — Paraloeil/Coop Par­adis.
    The screen­ing will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with Marie-Claire Nadeau and André Vanasse. 
  • Wednes­day, May 13th at 7:00 PM — MONT-LOUIS — Temps d’écran.
    The screen­ing will be fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with Marie-Claire Nadeau and André Vanasse.

TRAILER

DIRECTION

Fil­mog­ra­phy : 
Print Time, 2022
 / Steam­punk Con­nec­tion, fic­tion, 2019
 / Le voy­age du sol­dat, doc­u­men­tary, 2014 
/ Place de l’élégance, doc­u­men­tary, 2011

Annie Deniel – Direc­tion and Editing

Annie Deniel holds a bachelor’s degree in psy­chol­o­gy and trained at the École Supérieure de Réal­i­sa­tion Audio­vi­suelle (ESRA) in Paris. She has been work­ing in Montreal’s inde­pen­dent film com­mu­ni­ty for over twen­ty years.

In col­lab­o­ra­tion with Funam­bules Médias, she direct­ed and edit­ed See – Judge – Act: The His­to­ry of the YCW in Que­bec.

Production

André Vanasse – Production

Since 1984, André Vanasse has direct­ed and pro­duced over a hun­dred social­ly focused doc­u­men­taries. He has also led sev­er­al projects in Haiti between 2005 and 2021, in col­lab­o­ra­tion with asso­ci­a­tions and cul­tur­al institutions.

A mem­ber of the Funam­bules Médias work­ers’ coop­er­a­tive since 2018, he con­tributed to See – Judge – Act: The His­to­ry of the YCW in Que­bec as a pro­duc­er, as well as an archival researcher.

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