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

FEATURE FILM · 2000

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

7.8 TMDB · 87 votes · 288 min

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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The people behind the story

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

A

Adolfas Mekas

Self

Oona Mekas

Oona Mekas

Self

H

Hollis Melton

Self

Hermann Nitsch

Hermann Nitsch

Self

Directed by Jonas Mekas · Released · 2000-11-05

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