As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
7.8
87 votes
November 5, 2000
4h 48m
Documentary
Overview
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.
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Where to watch
In United States
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Cast
Jonas Mekas
Narrator (voice)
Stan Brakhage
Self
Jane Wodening
Self
Robert Breer
Self
Hollis Frampton
Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)K
Ken Jacobs
Self
Peter Kubelka
SelfA
Adolfas Mekas
Self
Oona Mekas
SelfH
Hollis Melton
Self
Hermann Nitsch
SelfN
Nam June Paik
SelfP
P. Adams Sitney
Self
Andy Warhol
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