Agency:.A production of the National Film Board of Canada.

Director, Phil Comeau ; scriptwriter, Phil Comeau ; researcher, Phil Comeau ; editor, Louis-Martin Paradis ; director of photography, Mario Paulin, Jérôme Sabourin ; additional cameraman, Bernard Fougères, Étienne Boivin ; location sound recorder, Serge Arseneault ; art director, Xavier Georges ; set designer, Bernice Butler ; costume designer, Lynn Losier, Claudie Landry ; head wardrobe, Alexandra Johnston ; hairdresser, Mindy Morang ; makeup artist, Rachel Noël ; sound editor, Daniel Toussaint ; sound mixer, Jean Paul Vialard ; foley, Simon Meilleur ; archival research, Emma Brunet ; historical consultant, Philippe Volpé, Bernard Thériault, François Leblanc ; script consultant, Benoît Guichard ; research consultant, Luc Bourdon, Pascale Savoie-Brideau ; original music, Jean Massicotte ; producer, Christine Aubé ; executive producer, Denis McCready, Nathalie Cloutier.

Participation, Louis-Philippe Albert, Hébert Arseneault, Louise Blanchard, Lucien Boudreau, Jeannine Boudreau-Finn, Marthe Caron, Gérald Carroll, Euclide Chiasson, Alice Cocunubova, Jeanne-Mance Cormier, Aldelbert Dugas, Louise Imbeault, Antoine Landry, Mathias Landry, Sylvain Lanteigne, Édouard LeBlanc, François Leblanc, Clarence LeBreton, Edmond Paulin, Antoine Richard, Guy Richard, Denise Robillard, Lorio Roy, Bernard Savoie, Louise Savoie, Pierrette Savoie, Bernard Thériault, Léon Thériault ; actor, André Roy, Gabriel Robichaud, Raphaël Butler, Jean-Philippe Raîche, Ludger Beaulieu, Émilien Cormier, Félix Basque, Gabriel Vincent Deslauriers, Mathieu Chouinard, Christian Kit Goguen, Philip André Collette, Ghislain Basque, Luc Doucet, Rosaire L'Italien, Sébastien Poirier, Maël Bisson ; narrator, Phil Comeau ; animator, Éléonore Goldberg.

Recorded 2022.

What if one of your loved ones was a member of a powerful secret society? Founded in 1926 to defend the interests of French Canadians, the Ordre de Jacques-Cartier had more than 72,000 members. Over nearly 40 years, this secret society infiltrated the machinery of the state and the private sector, as well as associations and media. Having learned that his father was a commander in the Order, filmmaker Phil Comeau launches a fascinating investigation into the group, raising the curtain on the shadowy men who belonged to the Order and the causes for which they fought. In The Secret Order, former members of the organization step out of the shadows for the first time, witnesses tell their stories and experts offer context and explanation. We also get to see an initiation ceremony, brought to life by captivating reconstructed sequences. By retracing his own father's secret journey, Phil Comeau shines a spotlight on the Ordre de Jacques-Cartier and paints a gripping portrait of the social and political struggles faced by Canadian francophone-minority communities during the 20th century.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Mention spéciale, 2022 Prix du public Coup de coeur, 2022 Documentary Feature Special Jury Award, 2023

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).