As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000) movie poster

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)

288 minDocumentary

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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.

Country: United States

Director: Jonas Mekas

Cast

Jonas Mekas as Narrator (voice)

Jonas Mekas

Narrator (voice)

Stan Brakhage as Self

Stan Brakhage

Self

Jane Wodening as Self

Jane Wodening

Self

Robert Breer as Self

Robert Breer

Self

Hollis Frampton as Self (archive footage)

Hollis Frampton

Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg as Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

Ken Jacobs as Self

Ken Jacobs

Self

Peter Kubelka as Self

Peter Kubelka

Self

Adolfas Mekas as Self

Adolfas Mekas

Self

Oona Mekas as Self

Oona Mekas

Self

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Hollis Melton

Self

Hermann Nitsch as Self

Hermann Nitsch

Self

Nam June Paik as Self

Nam June Paik

Self

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P. Adams Sitney

Self

Keywords

Plot:biographydiary film