Showing of a 1987 documentary filmed partly in Lowell by French-Canadian director, playwright, journalist, and former Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, Herménégilde Chiasson. Mr. Chiasson will be present after the film for audience Q & A (in English or French) moderated by Québec Office of Boston cultural attachée Marie-Josée Duquette.

About the Movie:

Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writer with Québec roots who became one of the most important spokesmen for his generation. Intercut with archival footage, photographs and interviews, this film takes apart the heroic myth and even returns to the childhood of the author whose life and work contributed greatly to the cultural, sexual and social revolution of the 1960s.

For more information about this movie, visit this link.  

For more information about the director, Herménégilde Chiasson, follow this link. 

This event is held in collaboration with the Center de la Francophonie des Amériques, the Canadian consulate in Boston and the Quebec delegation in Boston.