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

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)

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.

Date of release
2000-11-05
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (87)
Runtime
4h 48m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Jonas Mekas

Casting

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

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