Lowell Celebrates Kerouac

A portrait of American author Jack Kerouac (1922 - 1969), a key figure for the '50s Beat Generation. Recorded in October 1997 in Kerouac's hometown Lowell, Massachusetts, in connection with its annual "Lowell Celebrates Kerouac" event. A reading of Kerouac's texts on the soundtrack alternates with interviews with people such as Joyce Johnson (writer), John Sampas (Kerouac's brother-in-law), Conrad Rooks (filmmaker) and Lawrence Weiner (artist).