As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000•4h 48m•7.8/10
Documentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.8/10(87)
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.
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
Cast
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
Nam June Paik
Self
P. Adams Sitney
Self
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
Harry Smith
Self
Richard Leacock
Self
Robert Fulton
Self
Paul Sharits
Self
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