As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
Documentary

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

⭐ 7.7/10 📅 2000 ⏱ 4h 48m Released

A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.

🎭 Cast

Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Narrator (voice)
Stan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage
Self
Jane Wodening
Jane Wodening
Self
Robert Breer
Robert Breer
Self
Hollis Frampton
Hollis Frampton
Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
Ken Jacobs
Ken Jacobs
Self
Peter Kubelka
Peter Kubelka
Self
Adolfas Mekas
Adolfas Mekas
Self
Oona Mekas
Oona Mekas
Self
Hollis Melton
Hollis Melton
Self
Hermann Nitsch
Hermann Nitsch
Self

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