Film·2000·4h 48m

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

Documentary

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.

Directed by Jonas Mekas

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12 credited

Jonas Mekas
Jonas MekasNarrator (voice)
Stan Brakhage
Stan BrakhageSelf
Jane Wodening
Jane WodeningSelf
Robert Breer
Robert BreerSelf
Hollis Frampton
Hollis FramptonSelf (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
Allen GinsbergSelf (archive footage)
Ken Jacobs
Ken JacobsSelf
Peter Kubelka
Peter KubelkaSelf
Adolfas Mekas
Adolfas MekasSelf
Oona Mekas
Oona MekasSelf
Hollis Melton
Hollis MeltonSelf
Hermann Nitsch
Hermann NitschSelf

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