Resolutely humanist, Serge Giguère’s cinema offers intimate journeys where reality and imagination intertwine, revealing the hidden threads that connect us all. He was awarded the Governor General’s Award (2008) and the Albert-Tessier Award (2021).

Giguère began his career as an assistant cameraman for Pierre Perrault and Arthur Lamothe. In 1974, he co-founded Les films d'aventures sociales du Québec with Robert Tremblay, with whom he co-directed three films, including Belle famille (1978). He later partnered with Sylvie Van Brabant to create Les Productions du Rapide-Blanc in 1984, where he directed most of his films, such as Oscar Thiffault, Le Roi du drum, and Les Lettres de ma mère.

À force de rêves (2007) and Le Mystère MacPherson (2015) earned him two Jutra Awards for Best Documentary. Serge Giguère is considered one of the most influential documentary filmmakers in Quebec over the past decades.