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

Directed by Jonas Mekas4h 48mDocumentary

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.

Year
2000
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
5 November 2000
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7.8 (87)
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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
N
Nam June Paik
Self
P
P. Adams Sitney
Self
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
H
Harry Smith
Self
Richard Leacock
Richard Leacock
Self
Robert Fulton
Robert Fulton
Self
Paul Sharits
Paul Sharits
Self

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