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

7.7 /10 Nov 5, 2000 4h 48m
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.

Director: Jonas Mekas
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Top 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

Self
Hermann Nitsch

Hermann Nitsch

Self

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