As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)
11/05/2000 (US) • 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.
Top Billed 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
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