My Mother's Letters () is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Serge Giguère and released in 2017."Serge Giguère rend un vibrant hommage à sa famille dans « Les lettres de ma mère »". Qui Fait Quoi, March 16, 2018. The film is a social history of life in rural Quebec in the 1940s and 1950s, presented through various letters written by Giguère's mother to her oldest son, Henri, after he became an adult and moved out of the family home.André Duchesne, "Les lettres de ma mère: une autre histoire du Québec". La Presse, March 19, 2018.
The film was produced by Giguère's ex-wife, Sylvie Van Brabant, who, despite the end of their marriage, remains a frequent collaborator as producer of most of Giguère's films, and features the participation of their daughter, cinematographer Katerine Giguère."Les lettres de ma mère : le Québec à travers des mots de femme". Ici Radio-Canada Première, March 15, 2018.
The film premiered at the 2017 Montreal International Documentary Festival,"Deux documentaires des Films du Rapide-Blanc aux RIDM 2017". CTVM, November 8, 2017. before going into commercial release in 2018.
The film received two Prix Iris nominations at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019, for Best Editing in a Documentary (Catherine Legault) and Best Sound in a Documentary (Claude Beaugrand, Luc Boudrias, Serge Giguère).
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