Following the UK premiere of Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful (dir. Lyne Charlebois), a feature film based on the secret correspondence on human sexuality exchanged between the botanists Marcelle Gauvreau and Brother Marie-Victorin, The Quebec and French Canada Research Network (QaFCaRN) at King's College London is delighted to present an exhibition of botanical photography pairing images taken by Marie-Victorin in 1930s Quebec with those of contemporary British photographer, Keir Watson. The opening will feature a round table discussion on "Representing Nature on Film" (6 pm) along with the launch of the book that inspired the film (Lettres sur la sexualité humaine, Yves Gingras and Craig Moyes, eds.). A wine reception in the gallery space will follow.

Round Table Participants

Lyne Charlebois, Film director, Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles (Canada, 2024)

Sarah Cooper, Film Studies, KCL

André Dufour, Cinematographer (DP), Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles

Craig Moyes, Director, Quebec and French Canada Research Network, KCL

Keir Watson, Botanical photographer

The exhibition will run until 27 March, but with limited viewing times. It will be open Friday (21 March), 6-8.30 pm / Monday (24 March) to Thursday (27 March), 6-8.30 pm. For more information, click here.

The gala premiere of Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful will be held at the Garden Cinema on the 18th of March at 6 pm. Click here to book.